hey ....good excuse to try out some Rescue Tape.
good test for it.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Wellhouse" <dimwittedmoose@CFU.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: Pesky Oil Leak

> If you can get the tube area squeaky clean with steel wool and
> acetone etc, I'd try that rubber tape that 3M sells to repair
> extension cord insulation; very stretchy and then cover it with 33+
> or 88+.  Eventually you'll want to do one of those spring loaded
> replacements when the time and money are there.  I think they're like
> $20 each.  There's no pressure other than the whatever crankcase
> pressure is inside the block.
>
> Good luck
>
> DM&FS
>
>
>
> At 06:12 PM 6/25/2010, John Meeks wrote:
>>I'm no BP but I've been leaving 6" poodles if oil wherever I park.
>>I have tracked it's source to a tiny hole in the case side of a push rod
>>tube right
>>on the outside of one of those accordion  ridges.
>>http://picasaweb.google.com/vanagon/SaltbeltRustyParts#5486847990506798578
>>
>><http://picasaweb.google.com/vanagon/SaltbeltRustyParts#5486847990506798578>I
>>don't want to pull the head to replace the tube so... Does anyone have any
>>idea what
>>I could use to repair this ~3/32" hole
>>
>>John Meeks
>>'91 Multivan
>>Northern Michigan
>>
>>Vanagon Rescue Squad
>>www.vanagonauts.com