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VDO used to make a sender that went in the oil drain hole.  I am
currently using one myself on my vanagon..VDO also  sells adaptor kits
but skip them.  the dont put the sender in far enough.
jimt
On Friday, September 13, 2002, at 10:36 AM, kevin obrien wrote:

> \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???  Fast responses
> are appreciated as I'm trying to resolve this today.
> \