On Dec 15, 2008, at 2:51 PM, Greg Potts wrote:

> Hi Flo,
>
> Well, given the choice between stranded at the side of the road, and
> limping to the safety of a roadside rest stop, I'd certainly give it
> a try. BTW, AAA will bring you parts for minor repairs if you can
> describe exactly what it is you need to repair the problem.
>
> My aircooled 73 camper popped its drain plug on the interstate
> travelling through Buffalo one afternoon during a summer rush hour
> in 2004. Luckily, the guy I was travelling with had a whole case of
> 20W50 with him, but we still needed a drain plug.
>
> It turned out that a seat-belt anchor bolt is the right thread,
> though it does reduce the ground clearance by about an inch or so.

So you drove w/ 1 of your volks un belted instead of spewing oil on
our amricun roads?  Thanks!

grin,

Mr. BZ

>
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg
>
>
>
> Quoting Florian Speier <groups.florian@GMAIL.COM>:
>
>> Jake wrote:
>> "That's good thinking Jeff and a good tip for emergency replacement!"
>>
>> I dont know. the waterboxer is already slow with 4 cylinders going,
>> counting
>> on it getting anywhere on three after you used a spark plug to plug
>> the oil
>> drain is pushing it a bit imho.
>> Florian
>>
>
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