Here is what i ended up doing to remove the plugs before i rebuilt air
cooled engines. I took a piece of dowell and carved down the end so it was
a snug fit inside of the end of the plug.  I'm assuming that the plug is
the same size and shape as the type1 plugs- one that has a hole in the
top. Once the dowell what carved the right size, a little tapping would
jam it in place and then you could carefully pull it out.  I think i used
1/2" dowell.  The dowell is soft enough that if wouldn't bugger up the
relief plug.  This is the only way i cound it get these plugs out.  Good
luck and tell us how it works!
Cheers
Matthew
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Matthew Pollard             http://www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
Dept. of Chemistry               http://www.chem.uidaho.edu
University of Idaho                   http://www.uidaho.edu

On Sat, 27 Jan 2001, John Cooper wrote:

> Does anyone have a "gentle" way of removing the slotted plug from the bottom
> of my 2.1 L 87 Synchro?  I want to be able to put it back after I check the
> relief valve spring.
>
> I tried a large scewdriver, but started to booger up the slot.  So I stopped.
>  I was going to run down to the book store and see if the VW for idiots book
> had any ideas.  (It is written for aircooled, but they had the same slotted
> plug I think.)
>
> Thanks.
>
> John
>