On a waterboxer van it would stick straight down..
and be quite vulnerable to getting hit.
bust that off, and you are dead in the water right there.

----- Original Message -----
From: "ed donnen" <spliced.surprise@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 4:43 AM
Subject: Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain

> RJS has an oil drain dilemma?  Has anyone tried what we erringly called a
> Shater Valve for oil changes?  more specifically:
> http://www.quickoildrainvalve.com/
> The idea is you install it once, then all oil changes after that are
> easy-peasy.
> just a rampant thought
> ed- too lazy to even test this idea.