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• Re: WTB - Drain cap for Westy fresh water tank
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 16:24:54 -0700
  ...WTB - Drain cap for Westy fresh water tank > You can screw a short section of garden hose on there, then plug that. I > use...
• Re: FYI.. oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 10:05:14 -0700
  ...Hollow bolt into the aluminum pans, then a second bolt in that that allows one to drain the oil without removing anything from the...
• Re: FYI.. oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 11:56:21 -0500
  The sparkplug subtitute for a drain plug is a really old time solution that started back in the day of the aircooled Bettle. Still...
• Re: 5sp tranny drain & fill
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 27 Nov 2000 20:42:31 -0800
  ...is it acceptable > to replace dino-based tranny oil with synthetic without completely > draining the transmission of the old dino oil first? With the...
• Re: FYI.. oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:57:50 +0000
  FYI, both Gowesty and Van Cafe sell the original drain plug and crush gasket for under $6.Mike M On Thursday, August 31, 2017...
• Re: ATF changing fluid
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:22:08 -0800
  ...cycle it out so the fluid is all new... ) does anyone just unscrew the drain stick and drain it from there...&nbsp...
• Re: '91 Westy Manual Transmission Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 11:31:02 -0800
  The drain plug is indeed at the rear of the tranny. I use a pair of vise grips to remove it, the hex tool...
• Re: Another way to drain coolant
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:45:57 -0700
  ...vanagon, my Bentley points to the drain plugs between the pushrod tubes as > the proper location to drain. These plugs are accessible after removing...
• Re: Help with GW links
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:07:38 -0400
  ...It can be found with the Mann part number. > > Check put this drain plug option. > > https://www.amazon.com/SMART-R6-Drain-Plug-M14x1...
• Re: Dometic condensation drain
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 20:55:39 -0700
  In cold weather moisture can condense in the system, and Dometic installed a tube to let it drain out. The newer Norcold I have...
• Re: AC Repair report
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:39:27 -0700
  ...Right side?� All of my drain hoses go to the left and down through the closet.� My drain from the ride side crosses in...
• Re: Need graywater tank ideas
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 13:37:02 -0400
  ...It was made from one of those plastic collapsible water jugs with a piece of hose that attaches to the drain pipe. I imagine...
• Re: Winterizing the water system
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:18:17 -0700
  ...I have drained my water tank, drain the hoses, and also drain the plastic thing that connects the city and tank water. I have...
• Re: Finding a slow battery drain
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 12:55:54 -0500
  ...Finding a slow battery drain Hi, My 1985 Vanagon has a slow battery drain where if left for a few weeks the battery will...
• Re: Mutilated Oil Drain Plug
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:00:07 -0400
  ...I tried to change it again, but to my dismay, the drain plug is unservicable. It's pretty "round" and I could not remove...
• Re: water tank winterization
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 5 Nov 2005 22:26:04 -0700
  Drain your tank, but also, drain the P-trap under the sink. There is a small bolt in the bottom with a flat, flared...
• water tank drain cap change in 1987
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 09:44:31 -0500
  i left my drain cap on the ground while the tank drained, then drove over it. i need a new one. bus depot has...
• Re: Changing my Gear Oil
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 13:20:47 -0600
  > > "Then I realized what I did wrong - While draining I should have raised the > front end to get that last quart out. (Next time...
• Re: oil drain plug miseries...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 16:23:05 EST
  "The drain plug just turns any Idea to repair?" You could try to drill it out start small then increase size . Hopefully you will...
• Re: Need 84 Westfalia Sink Drain Part
  Historical mailing list - Dick Kunkel
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 14:58:34 -0700
  ...Jones" wrote: > "P-trap sink drain kit" > > GoWesty has them for 80-91 Vanagons. Part number > 253-069-183A for $19.95. > > http://www...
• Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:38:25 -0600
  Anyone know offhand what the manual tranny drain plug Hex size is? Also, can anyone point me to a socket type tool to remove...
• Thoughts on changing auto trans fluid?
  Historical mailing list - jesse and monica
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:43:52 -0400
  ...just pull the plug and let the fluid drain? How about the torque converter? I know on some german cars it has a seperate...
• wtb westy fresh water tank drain
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:41:30 -0400
  I'm looking to buy an extra water tank drain for a little "experiment" so I don't ruin the only one I have...
• Re: oil change humor-NO vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 09:05:47 -0800
  ...Remember drain plug from step 11. > > 25. Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan. > > 26. Hurry to replace drain plug before the whole...
• Re: Oil Drain plug is stripped
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:12:53 -0500
  ...Oil Drain plug is stripped OK, gang when I changed the oil in Grover 2 weeks ago some of the threads from the drain...
• Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:51:47 -0500
  ...Whenever I change oil on any vehicle, my camper included, of course I drain the oil first, then remove the filter. Some oil does...
• Re: Unknown Battery drain!!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:29:20 -0700
  This may not pertain to you, but when I first got my Westy, the main and aux batteries would drain every 10 days! I...
• Re: Air conditioning makes it rain inside the bus.
  Historical mailing list - selten
  Sun, 3 Aug 2003 16:59:42 -0500
  Well its time to bite the bullet and learn how to drop the A/C unit to get to the blocked drain tubes. There...
• Re: removing syncro tranny drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 05 Jun 1997 13:21:20 -0700
  ...It's short enough (barely) to fit between the skid plate and the tranny and slip into the drain plug. Can't use the...
• Auto trans, differential drain & fill
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 17 Aug 2001 22:01:14 -0400
  ...Looked under there for the drain and fill plugs, but only found the one obvious one on the side. It seems too low to...
• Re: Another VDO Gauge question: Oil Temp Sender doesn't fit in Drain hole?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Fri, 13 Sep 2002 14:00:52 -0600
  [...] VDO used to make a sender that went in the oil drain hole. I am currently using one myself on my vanagon..VDO also...
• Now water in tank - Sump Drains
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:18:38 -0700
  Too bad that there isn't a sump drain like airplanes have - water sinks to the bottom, and you just drain the water and...
• Re: WTB - Drain cap for Westy fresh water tank
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 16:15:44 -0500
  ...To remove it & drain the tank, I just use a large phillips screw driver to push it up. Now, where did I set it...
• Re: diesel engine question. Little Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Southard Family
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 08:08:09 -0500
  ...The filter is mounted upright and there is a drain cock on the bottom of the filter for periodic draining. However, there is no...
• Re: 78 Bus Fuel Problem Solved
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 10:15:34 -0700
  ...Your just going to make the fluid pump work harder.Drain tank into cheeze cloth like filter.Then drain again. Marcus > I'm going...
• Re: Tranny Gear Oil Change
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Fri, 17 Sep 1999 18:52:20 -0700
  ...I'm no transaxle expert, but I have drained my transaxle to replace the standard gear oil with Redline MT 90. The true experts...
• Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:39:44 -0700
  ...Hector 1990 Carat > Actually, they are zinc rods inserted into a bolt that fits in the engine > drain holes in the cylinder. > They are...
• Re: oil drain plug miseries...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 10:34:16 EST
  You could drain the oil from the big flat head screw looking plug in the bottom of the engine. This is for the oil...
• Re: Oil Filter
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:55:00 -0400
  ...But along with a filter of good > construction and material - you also want a good anti-drainback valve. > The Mahle/Mann filters at least...
• Re: westy auxillary battery
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Feb 1995 10:40:58 -0500
  ...battery drains? Is it worth it, or will lights and radio drain the battery in an hour or so anyway? Interested in hearing more...
• Transmission Question
  Historical mailing list - pete or nancy owsianowski
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 09:16:10 -0500
  ...First, I can't find a thing that looks >> obviously like a drain plug, and second, there's a complication according >> to The Bentley...
• Re: Recent Transmission and Pilot Bearing Adventures
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 20:29:15 EST
  ...Lifted nose and drained fluid hoping piece would slide down to drain hole but no luck here... Abandoned futile attempts to fish from drain...
• Re: Thoughts on changing auto trans fluid?
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 22:28:41 -0700
  ...Once you have confirmed its not frozen, you can pull the drain. Ron '86 SW - Quadrat '88 Wolfie - Bluberry 'etc. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
  Historical mailing list - Geo
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:58:48 -0700
  ...I have a flush tee in one of the heater lines about amidship -- opening that with the heater lever also opened drains things pretty...
• oil drain plug washer
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 17:48:31 -0700
  anyone know the size of the washer for the oil drain plug? it's for a 1989 vanagon (I can't find the info...
• Tranny drain plug / S&S Headers
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Tue, 29 May 2001 14:48:50 -0700
  ...I crawled under there and it seems that my S&S header pipes are REALLY close to the drain plug. Too close for a...
• lifter replacement
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 19:08:28 -0700
  Do I have to drain all the oil from the crankcase in order to replace a lifter? I ordered new lifters and a few...
• drain bolt washer
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 6 May 2004 06:40:54 -0700
  hello all, anyone ever use an older type 1 brass washer for their van, looks like it will fit my 13mm drain bolt tight...
• FREE westy water tank drain caps.. the same as the rear washer bottle cap
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:26:43 EDT
  ...they are the same cap as used on the '80-'87 westy water tank drain. chris ************** Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign...
• Re: westy drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 12:17:11 -0800
  ...westy drain cap At 13:05 12/27/99 , Chris Fall wrote: >anyone have a good idea for a replacement sink drain cap (the...
• Re: Stuck transaxle fill plug crisis
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 09:10:35 -0500
  ...al, I found my fill plug frozen on my 91 Westy last summer -after- I had already drained the tranny: Yeah!! I was ecstatic...
• Re: Electrical Gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:35:28 -0800
  How old is it? Disconnect it and see if it still drains down in a few days. This has happened to me with an...
• Re: Finding a slow battery drain
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 13:18:36 EST
  Some mechanics that my brother took his '92 Passat to last week to find a battery drain had a pretty simple way to track...
• Re: Another westy tidbit im sure you didnt realize.....westy drawer differences..etc
  Historical mailing list - David Prendergast
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:44:26 -0500
  Actually my 84 has the notched drawer that extends past the sink drain. JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: >did you all know that the little...
• A/C drip
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wildermuth
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:45:59 -0400
  ...Is this a symptom that the condensed water is not draining properly? Should I look for a drainage hose that is disconnected or plugged...
• Re: Drip, drip, drip -- water tank drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 2 Jul 2010 10:03:34 -0500
  ...make the cap permanently attached like the bottom of the sink drain. If anybody comes up with a non-destructive, foolproof way to do...
• Goopy stuff on dish drainer
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:13:24 -0600
  ...Goopy stuff on dish drainer > > For those who want to see what the heck everyone is talking about, > I'll show you mine...here: > > >
• Re: Aux. Battery w/o Relay
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 21:36:20 -0600
  ...A deep cycle, marine battery--whatever, charges at a slower rate ( or should ) to reap the benefits of being long drain battery--- This won...
• Re: Was: Stereo Upgrade Project Now: Vapor Barrier
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 13:52:15 -0700
  If you don't now, park it in a Wisconsin filed for a few years and you'll have plenty of lower seam drainage...
• WTG Westy sink drain cap
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:22:06 -0400
  ...Just foward of the propane tank on the underside of the van is the pipe where the sink drain exits. There is (or is...