Date:         Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:23:23 -0600
Reply-To:     Ken Wyatt <57skibum@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Ken Wyatt <57skibum@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
In-Reply-To:  <180C858E-710A-4127-825A-FCF4E37D36AA@aol.com>
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I just bought 5 of the collapsible copper oil drain washers at my local VW
dealer for $0.70 each.  These are for my 82 aircooled.  The guy bad a bag
full of them. These might be 13mm as the part number on the invoice is:
N-013-849-2.  It's for an aircooled 2.0l.
Here's the dealer if anyone wants the info:
Strong Volkswagen
1070 S. Main St.
Salt lake City, 84101
801 596-2200

I did have trouble finding a good synthetic 20w - 50 oil.  Seems all my
FLAPS carry these days are the newer 5w-30s and 10w-40s. Almost had to
revert back to dino oil which  several 20w - 50s were available.

I finally ended up getting Mobil 1 synthetic 15- 50 at Pep Boys who had a
"Special".  I had to buy their Mobil 1 oil filter ($8.90, filter not used)
to get the cheap deal on the oil, down from $8.49  to 5.82 per quart if you
get the filter also.  I tried to get the oil price without the filter for
same price and they keep the filter and re-sell it but the counter guy said
NO!  can't do that.    Silly marketing ploys................

So back on the road with fresh oil.  Yeah!!!
Enjoy the weekend all,
Ken
82 westy
slc, ut




On Tue, Aug 9, 2011 at 2:54 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote:

>        From my > www.frankcondelli.com/sales.htm < webpage > Gasket, oil
> drain plug, 14x20x1 copper seal, for OEM M14 x 1.5 plug, SN661-774, NAPA  -
>  $.75    AND, NAPA is for NAPA which is probably right next door to you !
>
>
> On 2011-08-08, at 6:34 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
> > Is the oil plug gasket used on the 1.9L something I can hope the FLAPS
> > will have, or do it be mail-orderish?
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
> '87 Westy & Lionel Trains (Collection for sale)
> Frank Condelli & Associates - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the
> Ottawa Valley
> Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems
> BusFusion a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 09 ~ 12, 2011
>