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• Water drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 10:55:36 -0800
  Volks, Anyone know if the water tank cap and the sink drain cap are the same on an '89. They aren't on my...
• Re: stuck oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 24 Oct 2016 18:16:29 -0500
  I got 99 problems and a drain plug ain't one. Jim On Monday, October 24, 2016, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > well...
• auto transmission drain
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 18:06:45 -0500
  Planning on changing my trany fluid but looked in Bentley and do not see a drain plug similar to the engine drain.......... Look at...
• Re: stuck oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 24 Oct 2016 16:14:46 -0700
  ...oil drain, there are pro and con I prefer extraction because I have seen stuck drain plug and then drill it out.. I have...
• Re: Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:53:24 -0400
  ...Scott Chapman wrote: > Replacing radiator. > Bentley says to drain coolant at head drain point. I'd rather not > remove the shield beneath the head...
• Re: Water drain cap
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 12:23:55 -0900
  Mike, I believe that the water tank drain caps changed size during the 1987 model year. These have been hard to find, but last...
• Plastic ftting on the botton of the sink drain ???
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 20:19:42 -0700
  ...while gently pursuading the waste line off the bottom of the plastic drain it snaped the 20 year old plastic fitting that the little...
• Can I drain coolant from someplace more accessible?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chapman
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:16:15 -0400
  ...Bentley says to drain coolant at head drain point. I'd rather not remove the shield beneath the head. Is there a place I...
• Re: Plastic ftting on the botton of the sink drain ???
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 22 Apr 2006 08:31:27 -0400
  Bus Depot sells a bunch of stuff for westy drains: http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=253069183A http://www.busdepot.com/details.jsp...
• Re: Electrical Drain
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 18:56:50 +1200
  Gee, electrical drains! I have electric windows etc, but all my drains just use gravity :-)
• Re: Mysterious Oil Drain Plug Leak
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:48:58 -0700
  I solve similar problem on my van using this https://www.autozone.com/external-engine/oil-drain-plug/needa-parts-oil-drain-plug/257264...
• Re: auto transmission drain
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 9 Nov 2002 07:43:05 -0500
  ...drain plug similar to the engine drain.......... > >Look at the Haynes manual and it suggests removing the filler tube and >letting the transmission drain...
• Diesel turbo oil drainage
  Historical mailing list - John Patton
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 01:54:10 -0400
  ...The turbo oil should drain BELOW the crankcase oil level. If it drained above, the blow-by gases would enter the drain tube and...
• Re: Electrical Drain
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 23:42:57 -0700
  ...Electrical Drain > Gee, electrical drains! I have electric windows etc, but all my drains just > use gravity :-) >
• Re: Oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 15:30:24 +0000
  Hi Robie, Does your service garage replace the drain plug crush washer each time they change the oil? If not the one-time "crush...
• Re: Some answers...
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 09:53:25 -0400
  Michael, the drain plug is magnetic. If you drain the transmission rather than pump it out, you'll get a chance to see a...
• broken hose nipple at the faucet drain
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Wed, 31 May 2000 10:36:42 -0400
  the nipple on the faucet drain to attach the drain hose is broken. The picture in the Bentley shows a P-drain (that is...
• Refrigerator drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
  Thu, 27 Jun 2013 14:55:20 +0000
  Hey listies! Anyone know the size of the drain plug on the Westy Fridges? I lost my plug and now the fridge is burning...
• Re: Cameo 37420 RV Flexible Camper Drain
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:35:26 -0800
  RE: Sink Drain Replacement Try this: <http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_244_1261/sink_trap_drain_kit.html>
• drain and fill plugs revisited
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Sullivan
  Tue, 12 May 1998 13:59:20 +0000
  Where IS the drain plug for the transmission ( 5 speed) and the fill hole for the front differential?? I've crawled all over the...
• Re: Water drain cap/bus depot
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 15:49:45 -0800
  ...I was told by the owner that his 89 drain caps were the same, water and sink. I lost the sink drain cap hence...
• Re: Let's Talk Coolant Drainage (long)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 11 May 2012 10:21:05 -0400
  ...I measured the volume drained from both engine block drains (only about 1/2 qt drained from the driver's side after draining the...
• Re: [Syncro] Update: Grumbling noise. CV's tranny or else?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 15:23:02 -0400
  Lukas It wouldn't hurt to drain the transmission oil and examine the drain plug. The drain plug is magnetic and will capture any...
• Re: Canadians - how do you drain your dishes, eh?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 21:50:33 -0500
  Richard, a couple of years ago Ron Salmon (Bus Depot) gave me a fold down drain dish drainer from a Westfalia that had suffered...
• Vanagon drain plugs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 07:23:52 -0700 (PDT)
  A couple of weeks ago someone (Jack?) enquired about replacement screw caps for the water tank and sink external drains. I said that I...
• Re: Slow Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sat, 29 Dec 2001 03:24:29 -0500
  Here's a very good procedure for sleuthing battery drain problems from a Landrover site. http://www.landroverclub.net/Club/HTML/Electrics_battery_drain...
• Re: Sink problem, where to find parts?
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 8 Aug 2015 21:50:29 -0600
  > the part that broke looks like a tiny bolt that goes straight up into > the drain holding the bottom up against a thin gasket...
• Re: Let's Talk Coolant Drainage (long)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 11 May 2012 07:39:16 -0700
  ...I drained 10.9 quarts, or about 59% of the volume. I refilled the system and ran the engine to operating temperature, then drained...
• Re: AC water drainage
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:50:41 -0700
  You didn't say what year or model, but if the later ones, there is a drain hose on either side and it drains...
• Re: Clutch Master Cylinder Installation Q:'s
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 11 May 2002 08:23:25 -0600
  You can get a tool for about $4 that clamps off the hose, making draining/refilling unnecessary. Just another way. bmc :) "Faith will move...
• moe information on Changing antifreeze
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 12:21:15 -0400
  ...Doesn't the radiator have to be drained this way whenever replacing the antifreeze as well as draining by removing the hoses on the...
• Re: Mysterious Oil Drain Plug Leak
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:34:57 -0700
  ...Mysterious Oil Drain Plug Leak I solve similar problem on my van using this https://www.autozone.com/external-engine/oil-drain-plug/needa...
• Cooling system draining question
  Historical mailing list - Bill Urban
  Sat, 6 Mar 1999 18:00:26 -0600
  ...Using the Bentley manual under Engine-Cooling System (page 19.15 in the latest edition) it instructs to clamp off hoses and drain the...
• Anyone Install a Drain Plug on a Vanagon Auto-Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 08:32:44 -0600
  I am considering putting a drain plug on the auto-trans of my 87GL. I propose drilling the boss on the opposite side from...
• Water collecting behind sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 21 Oct 2005 13:00:56 -0400
  ...Shouldn't the water here drain somewhere? There are drain holes along the back of the rear bench as well as drain holes in...
• Re: Syncro manual transmission oil fill point
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Tue, 12 May 1998 02:29:17 EDT
  In a message dated 98-05-11 20:11:09 EDT, thetrans@iname.com writes: << found what I believe to be the drain/or...
• Re: Plastic ftting on the botton of the sink drain ???
  Historical mailing list - Audin Malmin
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 21:39:36 -0700
  ...half of the drain attached to the top half of the drain > > so any one wanta sell the plastic drain or know what else...
• Re: Diesel turbo oil drainage
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:19:40 -0700
  ...If it drained above, > the blow-by gases would enter the drain tube and become a counter-force to the > normal turbo oil flow...
• Re: Pix of the hinge and the buttons(drainboard)
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 06:36:58 +0900
  ...But, I haven't used drainboard at all yet. Therefore, my drainage hasn't been clogged yet.. hmm? Any ideas? <G> Yosh
• Re: Drain Plug? What's a Drain Plug?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Merritt
  Mon, 1 Jan 1996 14:36:07 -0500 (EST)
  ...Dieter Dworkin Muller <dworkin@village.org> > There's the usual round plate underneath the engine where you'd expect > to find a drain plug...
• Re: Automatic trans and diff draining
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 18:01:02 -0600
  Don, You can drain a lot of the fluid out of the auto tranny by disconnecting the dipstick/fill tube from the pan. Once...
• Re: Water drain cap/bus depot
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 9 Feb 2005 18:23:52 -0700
  ...I was told by the owner that his 89 drain caps were the same, > water and sink. I lost the sink drain cap hence...
• Re: Automatic trans and diff draining
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:15:12 -0500
  To drain the auto section, unscrew the dipstick tube from the pan. 24mm or 15/16 wrench. Some care is needed. It may be...
• draining coolant
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 4 Oct 2008 19:50:22 -0400
  Before winter gets here, I want to drain and install new coolant in my Vanagon. I've seen several posts about how to fill...
• Cameo 37420 RV Flexible Camper Drain
  Historical mailing list - Tom Torrella
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:21:45 -0500
  I'm interested in replacing the sink drain. Will this model work? Mine is leaking, rusted & cracked. Is What other options are available? I...
• Re: Need 84 Westfalia Sink Drain Part
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 12:02:13 -0700
  ...You can usually buy a "kit" from an RV shop that has the trap, drain cup & strainer, and a hose for about $20. Everything...
• Re: Stripped drain plug solution?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 08:24:08 -0700
  ...I developed a leak after a few weeks, but I found the drain plug quite loose. Tightening it fixed the problem. I matched the...
• Coolant, Bentley 18.6qt, I can only drain 10qts
  Historical mailing list - Vince P.
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 10:32:00 -0800
  I recently drained and flushed my cooling system on my 85 Westy. I I drained and flushed it four times to get out all...
• Re: [WetWesties] Drain fix.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 11:52:12 EST
  Take alength of nylon twine feed it down the drain till you can see it come out. Put a knot at both ends slightly...
• Re: Oil drain plug question
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 8 Sep 2004 23:57:35 EDT
  ...All it took was one stuck drain plug to make a believer of me. The effort of releasing a stuck drain plug without doing...
• Automatic trans and diff draining
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:54:55 -0500
  I want to drain (and refill with synthetic oil) both the automatic transmission and the final drive (differential) on my 1988 Vanagon. As the...
• Re: Replacement drain caps
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Estevez
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 19:46:13 -0400
  I bought a PVC pipe cap at Lowes that fit the water tank drain perfectly. Sorry I can't remember the size, but can...
• Re: mystery vents
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:43:38 -0700
  ...Drain, drain, drain. That's what they're for. Cheers, BenT
• Re: removing oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:39:39 -0500
  The stock oil drain plug takes a 13mm socket. No special thin wall required for the stock plug. Mike Allan Streib wrote: > Arriving home...
• part for 82 westy sink
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cronin
  Sat, 29 Jun 1996 13:13:53 -0400 (EDT)
  ...The piece I need is a small plastic dome, attatched to the drain by 4 thumb screws, to which the drAin hose mounts. There...
• Re: Syncro manual transmission oil fill point
  Historical mailing list - thetrans
  Tue, 12 May 1998 08:55:11 -0400
  Thanks Mon! From where I was crawling around last night I didn't "discover" the drain plug until like 11:00 PM!! I gotta...
• drain plug...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 01 Jan 1996 15:10:48 -0500 (EST)
  The early style sump plate without the drain plug was used on the bus. the one with the drain plug was for the beetle...
• Oil Drain Plug Options
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 08:41:46 -0500
  IMHO the single weakest point of the flat four engine is the oil drain plug. My brother in law once owned a 1969 21...
• Re: Coolant Drain - 2.1 L
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 15 Sep 2015 14:40:27 -0700
  Cleanest would be to pull the push rod cover and remove the drain bolt from the cylinder head. It takes awhile due to the...
• Re: Finding a slow battery drain
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 14 Feb 2000 09:54:17 -0800
  All batteries will drain down over time due to internal discharging and discharging externally between the electrodes if there is any moisture or acid...