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• Re: Canadians - how do you drain your dishes, eh?
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 06:55:40 -0800
  ...Canadians - how do you drain your dishes, eh? > > > > >My Canadian Westy (1990) stove does not have the fold > down dish drainer > > tray > > >that the...
• Re: Refrigerator drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:47:21 -0700
  ...Jamie Fitterer <fittdog8848@HOTMAIL.COM> Anyone know the size of the drain plug on the Westy Fridges? I lost my plug and now the...
• Re: Drain Plug? What's a Drain Plug?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 11:51:50 -0600 (CST)
  Many of you drain-plugless vanagonites may already know this, but Bob Hoover wisely suggested that I attach a powerful magnet or a series...
• Re: Water drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:28:04 -0800
  ...Water drain cap > Volks, > > Anyone know if the water tank cap and the sink drain cap are the same on an > '89. They aren...
• "Well, there's your problem."
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:36:27 -0700
  ...So I emptied the gray water container and the water began to drain. A few moments later, though, she said it wasn't draining...
• Drain Plug? What's a Drain Plug?
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Mon, 01 Jan 1996 09:54:57 -0700
  All this discussion of drain plugs reminded me of an oddness I encountered on the Wombat ('58 microbus, roughly a '71 engine). There's...
• Re: oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 16:01:50 -0400
  ...oil drain plug Hi, Does anyone know if I can substitute a regular bolt for an oil drain plug in my 87 Vanagon? The...
• Re: Canadians - how do you drain your dishes, eh?
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 22:05:45 -0700
  Hi all I wonder why they (VW) did not see fit to put dish-drainers in our Canadian Westies? Did they think: a) We...
• Request description of Westy drain-pan attachement method, maybe parts
  Historical mailing list - Marshall
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 00:23:23 -0500
  ...I bought a drain-pan for my Canadian Spec Westy, and now I have a small problem - maybe one of you can offer a...
• trans drain plug tool ?? westy 1986 manual trans ...
  Historical mailing list - Roberto Munoz
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 17:48:32 -0400
  Is it a 17 mm allen wrench for the manual trans drain and fill plugs for a 1986 Westy ? or a special tool..not...
• Re: Drain cap on sink
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 09:08:12 -0400
  ...Drain cap on sink > Hi there, > > A while back someone wanted to know if any easily-found bottle caps could be > used instead of...
• Re: transmission oil capacity was Re: Redline trans oil (part 2) and a trans question
  Historical mailing list - Garrick Chang
  Sun, 17 May 1998 22:51:52 -0800
  Ron, Why not just jack up the front end of the van when draining and lowering back to horizontal when filling? Garrick > Ron, > > You...
• Re: oil drain not snug. feels loose
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 22:35:04 -0500
  ...oil drain not snug. feels loose well tonight after doing my MM OIL treatment, I put my drain bolt back up and the damn...
• Helicoil question?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Charles
  Tue, 10 Nov 1998 21:03:23 EST
  ...I'm thinking this is the OEM drain plug and that the helicoil necessitated a new larger drain plug with a different thread pitch...
• Re: FYI.. oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 08:31:25 -0700
  ...http://www.autozone.com/external-engine/engine-oil-drain-plug/needa-parts-engine-oil-drain-plug/257264_959455_0?fromString=search&make=Honda&model...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug Options
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 08:58:31 -0500
  ...Oversized drain plugs, about $4.00 Bill M. On Mon, 19 Aug 2002 08:41:46 -0500 Jeremy Speer <jspeer@POBOX.COM> writes: > IMHO...
• Re: Propane tank and fridge drain plug question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff K
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 14:40:31 -0700
  Never had a drain plug, never will.... Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc" <marc@NOCARES.COM> > If the threads in the line are messed up...
• Re: oil drain not snug. feels loose
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 20:55:07 -0700
  Thanks I know the MMO did'nt do it, i was just adding my MMO and went to tighten the drain plug and it...
• A fifth spark plug?
  Historical mailing list - chrisadubs
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 18:13:22 -0700
  When changing the oil on my 86 Westy, I thought the drain plug seemed odd. It turns out that one of the PO's...
• Re: Coolant Drain and replace
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 23 Dec 2004 17:01:35 -0700
  ...Do not dispose of in the street or a storm drain. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www.tactical...
• Re: Stripped drain plug solution?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 12:18:03 -0500
  ...I developed a leak after a few weeks, but I found > the drain plug quite loose. Tightening it fixed the problem. > > I matched the...
• Re: rear sunroof drains on 85 GL
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 03:06:27 EST
  In a message dated 3/18/01 2:43:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, tomhampton@JUNO.COM writes: > where > the rear sunroof drains are...
• Re: Radio Wiring circuit draining battery???
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 13:25:40 -0400
  >I know the radio connection is always hot (Just like my GTI), but why is >it draining the battery when the radio has been...
• About that coolant drain tee
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 30 May 2012 10:12:35 -0700
  Last month I replaced the radiator on our '84 and did the best I could to drain out all the old coolant. To do...
• Re: For the Newbies - Vanagon secrets revealed
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 08:32:45 -0500
  ...and put the next-emptied bottle on top of it to drain. so bottle-1 becomes the drain-into for bottle-2, bottle-3...
• My brain is shrinking -- water tank drain cap?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 20 May 2005 15:22:16 -0700
  I, um, seem to have lost the cap for the water tank drain. <shuffles feet uncomfortably> Does anyone know where I can get one...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Jun 2008 to 11 Jun 2008 - Special issue (#2008-620)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:27:31 -0700
  ...you mean by "...a 9 volt drain"? Any "drain" is a current drain, not a voltage drain, so how did you arrive at, or...
• Re: Another way to drain coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:40:31 -0700
  ...Another way to drain coolant > 'If your city uses a sewage treatment facility for effluent, straight > down the drain is fine.' > If you do...
• Draining motor
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:41:03 -0800
  ...How much splooge will I be draining out of the cooling system? 1 Gal? 2? Are we talking ice cream bucket or kid's...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug, 1.9 vs. 2.1 ??
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Tue, 6 May 2003 21:25:40 -0500
  ...I would love one of these Fram drain plugs; but they never seem to list any for the vanagon. Maybe you found one. However...
• Re: Something is draining my battery...
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:50:36 -0400
  ...Something is draining my battery... > I'm trying to track what is draining my battery.. My stereo does take some > current to keep its...
• Re: Auto Tranny - No reverse when cold
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:29:00 -0500
  ...Loosen the lock nut where the fill tube enters the trans, and let some fluid drain.You definetly will want to drain it afterwards...
• Re: removing oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:16:28 -0800
  My van had over sized oil-drain plugs (re-tapped) and I did need a thin-walled socket to get up in the space...
• Re: 17mm Transmission drain tool in Vancouver?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 16:03:47 -0500
  I had a drain plug so tight I had to use a small pipe wrench on the external threads to get it loose. If...
• Drain cap on sink
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Mon, 30 Aug 1999 08:28:46 -0700
  ...This weekend I found out that the hose caps from the end of a RainBird flat hose fits the under-the-van sink drainage...
• Re: Canadians - how do you drain your dishes, eh?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 19:17:27 -0800
  Fold down dish drainer tray? I'm missing something? [Nothing new in that news] Mike '85 Westy [Where's mine?] ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard...
• Auto transmission drain
  Historical mailing list - Philip Chidlaw
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 22:42:55 -0700
  Any tips or words of technique for draining the fluid from my 1987 auto trans? Lacking a drain plug, it looks like I'll...
• Re: Canadians - how do you drain your dishes, eh?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodger
  Wed, 8 Dec 1999 08:14:09 -0500
  ...Canadians - how do you drain your dishes, eh? Hi all I wonder why they (VW) did not see fit to put dish-drainers in...
• Re: Oil drain plug (Westy 85)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 19:05:12 -0400
  ...Is there a better solution, or maybe a real drain plug with the size >of a spark plug ? You should be able to get...
• Canadians - how do you drain your dishes, eh?
  Historical mailing list - Richard O'Halloran
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 17:08:08 -0800
  My Canadian Westy (1990) stove does not have the fold down dish drainer tray that the US models have. I think all Canadian Westies...
• Re: Draining the gas tank
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 19 May 2008 21:10:53 -0700
  > I have the 'out' hose on my '84 fuel tank in a gas can and the fuel > is draining, very slowly but it is...
• Re: changing the tranny fluid
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 10 May 2000 22:16:40 -0400
  There's a drain plug...it's actually easier to spot than the fill hole since it's at the bottom (of course). Make...
• AT final drive drain???
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 7 Nov 2006 13:37:57 -0700
  Well, I set out to drain the oil from the AT, remove the sump, replace strainer, gaskets and refill with Redline. No problem, got...
• Re: Fresh Water Tank Drain Cap - Non VW replacement source?
  Historical mailing list - Karena Prater
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:58:44 -0700
  ...Not sure how I missed that -- I think I was not sure if it was referring to the cap for the sink drain as...
• Something is draining my battery...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:14:33 +0000
  I'm trying to track what is draining my battery.. My stereo does take some current to keep its memory alive, can anyone tell...
• Re: Oil drain plug problems-Help!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 4 May 2015 06:51:19 -0400
  ...Put back an OEM drain plug and you’re back to the way it should be and it works perfectly. The OEM drain plugs...
• Stock Westy sink drain replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 3 Jun 2024 21:49:29 -0700
  Hi, I started the install of a low profile sink drain to replace the stock one. Reason for the change is that the new...
• Re: Propane tank and fridge drain plug question
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 18:09:29 -0700
  Isn't the drain plug at the front bottom left of the fridge? Attached by a chain? That's what I was told it...
• Re: Gearbox drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:54:49 +0100
  Hi Clive, The drain plug is located under and near the front of the gearbox. It faces forward and down at 45 degrees below...
• Femco drain valve was Re: Lazy mans way to oil changes-Fumoto Engine Oil Drain Valve
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 15:47:54 -0800
  ...Lazy mans way to oil changes-Fumoto Engine Oil Drain Valve > I dont why I never heard of these little gadgets > http://www.fumotovalve...
• Re: 1981 2L Type IV Strainer Cleaning - Where Does the Rubber Washer Go?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:06:54 -0700
  > The drain plug is oversized and sealed with a nylon washer. ..... Ah, ok. This is what I was also wondering; were, are, drain hole...
• Re: Looking for drain valve 701070823A
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:38:49 -0500
  ...Drain valve (scratches head) Any more data? Radiator? Heater? Engine? Jim On Sun, Aug 17, 2014 at 3:36 PM, Gilles H Turmel <gilles...
• Re: westy drain cap
  Historical mailing list - karl
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 14:36:30 -0500
  ...westy drain cap > anyone have a good idea for a replacement sink drain cap (the forward cap > next to the propane tank) ? > > > > Chris Fall...
• Availability of replacement dish drainers?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:33:33 -0700
  Rather than purchase and experiment with various noxious solvents to remove the melted* undercounter bumpers from my 84 Westy's dish drainer (see "Goopy...
• Re: water tank drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 3 May 2004 21:52:28 -0600
  ...http://tinyurl.com/3dl3d I'd suggest calling Go Westy to see if this '74-'82 gray water drain plug, will fit the storage...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product& Blinker Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Vdub Guy
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:35:51 +0000
  ...Seriously, the '99 Astro's front turn signal housings would fill up with rain water, drilling drain holes in the housing allowed it drain...
• Re: Need 84 Westfalia Sink Drain Part
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 14:52:35 -0700
  Ron, does your unit include a *stainless steel* drain replacement that will fit flush with the sink bottom in a late-model Westy? The...
• Re: tired oil drain plug threads (case side)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 5 Jun 2010 13:51:29 -0700
  ...I have drained oil from that screw hole when I was afraid to touch the main drain plug. good luck on the insert thing...
• Re: Cleaning the water holding tank?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Tue, 15 Jul 2003 13:52:20 -0600
  ...Rinse and drain and then let it dry out. I do this once a year at most. I have found that if I drain...
• Re: Drain Plug? What's a Drain Plug?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jan 1996 09:18:02 -0800 (PST)
  And Dieter Dworkin Muller thus wrote: > > There's the usual round plate underneath the engine where you'd expect > to find a drain plug...