I ended up getting a Male/Female oil pressure adaptor fitting that had more = thread on it which caught what thread was left in the block. Put pipe tape o= n both pieces and it seems to be holding Breathing a big sigh of relief and will be going camping tomorrow! Thanks for the feedback. John. -----Original Message----- From: "Stuart MacMillan" [stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM] Date: 06/22/2012 09:03 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Oil Pressure sensor Bummer. If there is any chance there is enough thread left to hold the send= er, use pipe goop, but keep it on the sender threads and out of the engine. = If that doesn't work epoxy the sender or a proper size plug in and find a = new engine before it starts to leak again. Good luck! Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of J= B Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 4:43 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Oil Pressure sensor Just purchased my first Westy with some oil leaking out of the oil pressure = sensor. (81 air-cooled) Bought a new sensor thinking it was just the plastic part only to find it wa= s leaking through the threads which are now toast. Any suggestions on how to= fix this? Thanks - John. |
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