Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:01:32 -0700
Reply-To: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Oil plug
In-Reply-To: <51DD0B44.3090708@turbovans.com>
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Look on Samba . There is a guy who sells extended length plugs . Every water boxer engine should have one of these in it. . The original plug is too short . Best $9.00 I've spent in a long time.
-Stacy
On Jul 10, 2013, at 12:20 AM, Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
> If it's in a book somewhere it's probably 18 to 23 ft lbs, would be my
> guess.
> and yet..
> in 50 years of nearly full time car repair I have never heard of anyone
> using a torque wrench on a drain plug.
> It's not the standard..
> 'just right by hand' is the standard.
>
> Do YOU tighten your drain plugs with a torque wrench ?
> if so..first time I've ever heard of anyone doing it.
>
> and there are a few techs that make everything 'gorilla tight' ......and
> very incorrectly.
>
> On 7/9/2013 11:33 PM, Aristotle Sagan wrote:
>> Did you ask them what torque spec they tightened it to?
>> Expect blank looks on their faces.
>>
>> tim in san jose
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 11:12 PM, Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>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.
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>> --
>> Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in which
>> case, you ain't got there yet.
>>
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