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Subject:Re: oil drain threads stripped
From:Jake de Villiers
Date:Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:26:54 -0800

That's good thinking Jeff and a good tip for emergency replacement!

On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '90 Carat (Grover)
> '86 (We call this one Parts)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
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