I keep a roll in the Westy. Hope I never have to find out how well it works.
Wish I had it two years ago when we blew a hose on vacation.

On Sat, Jun 26, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Peter T. Owsianowski <
pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote:

> I would be interested to see how that Extreme Tape would hold in John's
> situation.  My son's '91 740 Volvo had a large blowout type leak in the
> lower radiator hose and that stuff worked like a charm to seal the hole.
> Wonder how it would do with hot oil?
>
>
> Pete
> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> '87 Westy "JoesVan"
> WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 10:50 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> > 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
> >>>
> >>
>