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• Memory refresh request, trans drain/fill plug size
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 May 2017 08:55:11 -0700
  I can't find my spare to measure, and I'm trying to recall the thread size on the drain fill plugs. It's...
• Syncro fuel tank drain
  Historical mailing list - thomas LaPointe
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:29:31 -0500
  ...does the syncro fuel tank have a drain plug in the bottom? -- 1985 Full Westy "Rustfalia" 1982 Full Westy "on the mend" 1972 Honda...
• Eurovan Westy Aux Battery drains
  Historical mailing list - JohnB Mtl
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 21:11:39 EST
  The auxillary batteries on my Eurovan Westfalia '92 keep draining. I noticed that there always seems to be a current draw on the fuse...
• 2nd try...anybody out there got a spare auto trans drain pan for sale????
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 18:51:59 -0700
  Hellllllllooooo!??? I have a 1990 automatic transmission and need a drain pan for it. Anybody???? :) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators...
• Can a bad alternator drain the battery.
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 06:55:16 -0600
  I have a gold 85 that willd drain the battery dead if it isn't ran or charged constantly. Someone told me that the...
• Re: Stripped drain plug solution?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 09:18:06 -0600
  Oil Drain Plug Stripped-EEs, Search the archives on this problem. I did on my strip-out and went to my local FLAPS and...
• Re: stripped oil pan plug
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 20:37:37 -0700
  I finally got that additional info on the drain plug for Vanagons that can't be retapped for a new traditional plug. My mechanic...
• Re: Oil drain may be stripped? How fix?
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 20:46:06 -0500
  Just stripped and repaired my 91 Westy Drain Plug/Hole myself. Total explanation in the Archives. Basically they sell a kit at most every...
• Re: Deep in the Abyss... a Tranny fill plug!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 19:57:14 -0700
  ...Unless of course he has already drained it. I don't think it would be such a difficult feat to fill it through the...
• Re: Lazy mans way to oil changes-Fumoto Engine Oil Drain Valve
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:00:48 -0500
  ...The 5 minute oil drain will occur after the valve is snapped off and the case is destroyed. If you can safely and legally...
• Re: Oil leaking out/Fram oil hose for drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 17:34:42 -0800
  ...I've never used more than one crush washer for the oil drain plug Or you mean one crush washer pertains to the nut...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 17:34:57 +0000
  There is a vw drain that came on Jettas and Rabbits, etc. I ran across a used one and am going to install it...
• oil pans on diesel vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Thu, 15 Jun 1995 07:40:16 -0600 (MDT)
  Dear vanagon members, The seats on the oil drain hole on my vanagon's oil pan have broken and I need to know if...
• Re: Winter Storage..drain your H20 tank
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 18:29:52 EST
  ...What all needs to be done before storing her- fluids drained/changed, etc. Heated or unheated storage garage? Does it need to be inside...
• Re: '84 1.9L -- cannot remove crankcase drain screw -- what to do next?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 23 Oct 2016 12:00:40 -0700
  ...ask him for a discount price - or you could go the suction route using oil extractor pump and never touch that drain plug again
• ZSticks
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Sun, 23 May 1999 12:43:04 -0700
  Seems that FastGerman Auto is selling anodes that replace the drain plugs. Does anyone have comments on if these might work or not? (Note...
• removing the sink drain
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Sat, 22 Apr 2000 11:15:26 -0700
  Does the white plastic sink drain just unscrew from under the sink? (I'm talking about the entire assembly, not just the lower "trap...
• Re: WTB - Drain cap for Westy fresh water tank
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 11:15:23 -0800
  Bob, Are you talking about the same thing that "caverat" is? I read the request as wanting a new drain cap for the water...
• Re: Bad VW! and question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 23:03:38 -0400
  ...Then drain as much as possible. Where it doesn't drain there is only clean water. Then I button up ... pour in the new...
• Re: Westy water-trap Antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 5 Oct 1998 17:04:43 -0400
  Malcolm, The sink water trap is equipped with a drain. At least it is in our '86 Syncro Westfalia and hopefully in other years...
• Re: Westy sink drain needed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 5 May 2000 17:34:12 -0700
  ...Westy sink drain needed > Is the entire westy sink drain assembly a standard RV item, or is it unique > to Westies? > > I thought I...
• Re: Pix of the hinge and the buttons(drainboard)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 Apr 2001 17:06:59 -0400
  ...It makes a nice flat place to put things that would fall down through the stove grates, and to drain dishes. The manual is...
• Re: Potable water drain mod, '91 Westfalia.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:16:22 -0500
  ...wrote: > I recently modified my potable water drain on my '91 Westfalia > camper. �The original drain cap was missing when I bought my vanagon...
• Question re water tank cap
  Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
  Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:07:23 -0600
  A few years ago the plastic cap for the water tank drain on my 1987 Westy broke . Rather than replacing it, I bought a...
• Re: Charger Drain Battery? (charger off/connected)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:05:27 -0400
  ...If you don't have half an amp or so drain then not the charger's fault. 50 ma is trivial. If you exonerate...
• Re: Looking for drain valve 701070823A
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:29:04 -0400
  At 04:38 PM 8/17/2014, Jim Felder wrote: >Hmmm. Drain valve (scratches head) Any more data? Radiator? Heater? Engine? It's something...
• Re: AA Trans answers some tranny oil questions...
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 14:21:06 -0400
  I was never able to remove the drain plug on either of my Vanagons. I used a pump and sucked it out the fill...
• Re: what part is this???
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Tue, 14 Oct 2003 08:59:01 EDT
  Hey Matthew, My Tiico-supplied oil pan has only one drain plug, facing to the rear. It seems to work well enough. What's...
• '85 Vanagon Sunroof - DUMPING! HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
  Wed, 10 Jul 2002 11:36:16 -0400
  ...Now, I have gotten up on the roof with the hose and sprayed water at all 4 holes that should normally drain the rainwater...
• Oil Changing
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 14:01:58 -0500
  ...Twist on Drain Hose - Designed for fast, easy, twist on operation, the heavy duty FRAM drain hose starts the flow of oil directly into...
• Re: Plastic ftting on the botton of the sink drain ???
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 18:15:31 -0700
  > so any one wanta sell the plastic drain or know what else > you use an oem fitting to replace this drain ... OK they also...
• Re: Oil Changing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Mon, 16 Jun 2003 16:44:37 -0330
  ...i considered this, but in the end went with a metric drain plug from Canadian Tire... Here's the thread... http://gerry.vanagon.com...
• Re: Acckk! My gear juice is *blue*...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Mar 2003 10:13:52 -0600
  Steve, be sure to pull the fill plug before you pull the drain plug. That lets it drain good as well as ensures that...
• a/c drain
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:01:19 -0400
  ...Looks to me like a drain hose for condensate.<br><br> Anyone know where this goes to drain?<br><br> You've heard of...
• Re: Fresh Water Tank Drain Cap - Non VW replacement source?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:31:49 -0400
  ...For this, measure the INSIDE of the drain and go >to a boat place Or drive your van there) and try and get one...
• Re: Oil drain plug stripped
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 4 Nov 1998 10:36:34 EST
  ...A piggy back plug, BTW, is a drain plug bolt that you screw in that then has a second tiny drain plug tapped into...
• Oil fill- 20W50 for '70 1600sp
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 09:59:08 -0800
  ...I define an oil change as draining the oil AND pulling the drain plate (six little nuts hold it on) and cleaning it and...
• Re: removing oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:51:50 -0500
  ...The drain plug head takes a 19mm wrench but all my sockets are > too big to fit into the recess in the case. Do...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug Size
  Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
  Sat, 8 May 2010 16:15:14 -0700
  ...P/N for 1.9 vs 2.1 "I can't seem to find the oil drain plug size ..84...1.9L Wassserbox. Anyone????
• Re: drain plug out...DISREGARD PLEASE
  Historical mailing list - Racer X
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 08:40:09 +0000
  ...my transmission... > Any tips/tricks to getting that filler plug and drain plug out of a manual > trans?? > Been struggling with it! > THANKS! > 87GL...
• Dish drain board
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 4 May 2004 21:53:12 -0400
  ...Does anyone have available a drain board that hasn't been cooked on? Like so many of them ... someone tried to use the one...
• Oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Normand Gagnon
  Mon, 14 Oct 96 23:56:18 -0400
  Hi, It seems that there is two lenght of the oil drain plug. The original one was said to be unsable by a dealer...
• Sourcing non-standard hollow crush washer for oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:39:02 -0400
  Hi All, My oil drain plug was replaced with a 5/8" bolt by the PO. If I use a regular copper washer, I...
• Re: draining
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 07:11:24 PDT
  You can remove the drain plug without dropping the skid plate. I use a 17mm allen "socket" that I fit into the drain plug...
• Re: My Aux. batt. 'glitch' is fixed/Sony stereo
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:17:44 -0700
  My Sony drains my battery as well. I disconnect the head unit and that stops the drain but it's a crummy design all...
• Oil change experience
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 6 Jul 2013 12:10:14 -0700
  ...I had read a couple of advice articles and had all the tools ready, new filter, new drain-plug washer, filter wrench, plastic tray...
• luggage rack drainage? water goes where?
  Historical mailing list - Carol Sussman
  Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:12:57 EDT
  Just explored the van's roof & noticed the (presumed) drainage holes in the luggage rack. Bentley doesn't mention anything about this: where does...
• Re: drain holes for air scoops?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 2 Jun 2000 08:55:41 -0400
  ...hand side). >In the rear wheel well? On the outer edge? the "drain (?)" holes are behind the rear whell wells. Karl '81 Westy "Jenny"
• needed: drain cap for 87 water tank
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 09:52:59 -0700
  Hi Listees, Do any of you know where I can purchase one or two drain caps for the water tank in my 87 Westy...
• P-Trap for Vanagon Westy Sink
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hooper
  Sun, 18 Jan 2004 18:50:05 -0500
  I'm looking for the white plastic piece under the sink drain that has the drain hose attached to it. I believe it is...
• Re: fuel tank de-rusting
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:55:46 -0400
  ...How did you dispose of the Lye Water?? 80 Gallons is a lot!! Down the drain. It's drain cleaner, after all. 8 oz...
• Re: Waterfalls on my windsheild
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 23 Oct 2001 13:17:52 -0700
  ...Many mornings she got a lap drenching until I yanked the drain hose from the ventilation housing and jambed a coathanger up the drain...
• Re: Oil drain problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:33:46 -0600
  ...The drain plug is so tight in the helicoil that I can't > separate the two. > The helicoil with the drain plug and washer...
• Re: Transmission Oil & Drain Tools
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Mon, 23 Feb 1998 11:22:20 -0800
  Steve, The trans filler orifice and drain orifice tool for the 84 Vanagon is a 17 mm male hex, the same size as used...
• oil drain plug sealing rings?
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 17:10:45 -0400
  ...Are these sold separately or only with certain brand filters? Get 'em at the FLAPS? I used these on my drain plug and have...
• Re: type of oil and washer
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 18:05:47 EDT
  ...It only took a stuck drain plug one time to cure me of this bad habit. Rich
• Re: No Copper Crush Gasket?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 8 Feb 2004 22:11:01 EST
  ...No big deal; I've heard of new owners even finding a sparkplug stuck in the crankcase drain hole the first time they go...
• Questions on oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Wed, 29 Sep 2004 13:18:26 -0700
  ...I have a couple of quick drain plug questions. First, is there normally a rubber o-ring on the drain plug (in addition to...
• Goopy, melted drainboard bumps
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
  Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:59:26 -0700
  Mellow Yellow has a fold-down stainless steel drainboard that lays on the stovetop. VW put four beige rubbery bumps on the underside of...
• Re: Sunroof drains
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:06:54 -0800
  ...Sunroof drains > > > > Anyone have suggestions for cleaning out plugged sunroof drains? > I have > > read what the Bentley has to say but was wondering if...