> From my earlier post and this one I guess you've
> figured out today is official "VDO Gauge Install Day"
> here in Hooterville...
>
> I ordered a 300 degree oil temp VDO gauge and sender
> from Bus Depot...my mechanic (installing it) just
> found out the sender won't fit in the oil drain plug.
> Called Bus Depot...guy at the counter says to
> tap&drill a new hole. Has anyone out there run into
> (got a solution to) this problem???

On an aircooled Vanagon, you must tap a new hole. On a wasserboxer, it is
possible to use the existing hole if you do minor modification, according to
this previous post to the Vanagon list:

> I purchased the sendor that Bus Depot sells for the type 1, this will
> thread into the WBX block but has a larger hex head size for the wrench..I
> believe it's 17mm instead of 13mm.  So I had to dremel the block
> area where the drain plug resides, it was just big enough for the sender
to
> fit but no socket, dremel out some metal from the boss in a cicular
fashion and the
> socket now fits just right and I have a sender that works.
> ps...I always use the copper crush washer AND plumbers tape, it has always
> grounded properly.

- Ron Salmon
  The Bus Depot, Inc.
  (215) 234-VWVW
  www.busdepot.com

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