No doubt. I wish I'd known of the stripped plug on my engine prior to taking it to a shop. Even if it'd meant a week + down time, I would've taken the time to learn about a Time Sert install. Thanks for the info Frank. Neil. On 5/4/15, Frank Condelli <ralanen@aol.com> wrote: > This is one of the most common problems on these water boxer > engines. .... then someone tries to fix that problem by using an oversized > drain plug or some other Micky Mouse fix .... Then, once its screwed up use a > Time-Sert ... -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> |
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