I'm SURE I've seen replacement rubber plugs for stripped oil drain plugs, that go in and then you screw the middle screw on it to expand it tightly into place. Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 10:26 AM Subject: Re: oil drain threads stripped
> That's good thinking Jeff and a good tip for emergency replacement! > > On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ok, call me crazy but I have used the following meathod as well as at >> least >> two others I know. Now I don't suggest this as a permanent fix but if >> you're >> in a bind and don't have another alternative this will get you through - >> at >> least it did for me. >> >> I used a spark plug - simple as that. It worked great. I cannot take >> credit >> for the idea - ut it worked. I know at least one other Vanagon owner who >> used a spark plug and ended up cutting the end off to shorten it and just >> kept it at that. >> >> -- >> Thanks, >> >> Jeff >> '90 Carat (Grover) >> '86 (We call this one Parts) >> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to >> + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON >> + in the body of the message. >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > Crescent Beach, BC > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to > + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON > + in the body of the message. > ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------ |
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