

| Subject: | Re: oil drain threads stripped |
| From: | Allan Streib |
| Date: | Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:21:55 -0500 |
A spark plug is the right diameter but the thread pitch is a little finer -- 1.25 vs. 1.50 for the original drain plug. I guess it might "go in" but I don't think I'd trust it to hold. Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL "Jeff Lincoln" <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> said: > Ok, call me crazy but I have used the following meathod as well as at > least two others I know. Now I don't suggest this as a permanent fix but if > you're in a bind and don't have another alternative this will get you through - > at least it did for me. > > I used a spark plug - simple as that. It worked great. I cannot take > credit for the idea - ut it worked. I know at least one other Vanagon owner who > used a spark plug and ended up cutting the end off to shorten it and just > kept it at that. ------------------------------------------------------------ + To unsubscribe from the Vanagon List send an e-mail to + listserv@gerry.vanagon.com with SIGNOFF VANAGON + in the body of the message. ------------------------------------------------------------
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