When that happened on one of my earlier vans - air-cooled, long before I really knew much about them - I used a sparking plug to fill the hole. Ran it that way until I sold it. As I recall, there was just enough thread to catch, and the plug was ever so slightly bigger - so it cut in as it was screwed in. Long time a go - details are a bit fuzzy now, but it worked. John
On 7/10/2013 1:12 AM, Scott Ohana wrote: > yup.. > that happens sometimes. > Not too commonly. > One of the vanagons I have cared for over the last few years has that > issue. > 50 others do not. > > > On 7/9/2013 11:00 PM, C Snyder wrote: >> I had an almost bad experience today with my 1987 Vanagon's oil plug. >> >> >> I had taken it to where I usually take my van for repairs and oil >> changes. In a short while they came and told me that when they went to >> replace the oil plug, the plug stripped out in the bottom of the >> engine. I really do not understand this as I have never had any >> problems with the plug. they said that since that plug has been taken >> out so many times, that because it is aluminum, and the plug is steel >> that some times they will strip out the threads. >> >> >> To fix it, they were able to put in an over sized "Piggy back" oil >> plug. It seems to be ding fine but, am just wondering if any one else >> has ever had this type of problem as I have been on this list several >> years but, have never heard it mentioned here before. >> >> >> Thanks for any ones opinion on this. >> >> >> Chris S. >> > . > |
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