I'm SURE I've seen replacement rubber plugs for stripped oil drain plugs,
that go in and then you screw the middle screw on it to expand it tightly
into place.
Courtney

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: oil drain threads stripped

> 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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>
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> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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