---- OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>         How about providing a link ~ thanks
>
>
> On 11 Jul , 2013, at 1:01 PM, Stacy Schneider wrote:
>
> > Look on Samba . There is a guy who sells extended length plugs   .
> > Every water boxer engine should have one of these in it.  . The
> > original plug is too short . Best $9.00 I've spent in a long time.

how is it that the original plug is too short?  too short for what? the one on my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile original waterboxer works fine, no problems with it.  It fits, the oil does not leak.  mcneely

> >
> > -Stacy
> >
> > On Jul 10, 2013, at 12:20 AM, Scott Ohana
> > <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
> >
> >> If it's in a book somewhere it's probably 18 to 23 ft lbs, would be
> >> my
> >> guess.
> >> and yet..
> >> in 50 years of nearly full time car repair I have never heard of
> >> anyone
> >> using a torque wrench on a drain plug.
> >> It's not the standard..
> >> 'just right by hand' is the standard.
> >>
> >> Do YOU tighten your drain plugs with a torque wrench ?
> >> if so..first time I've ever heard of anyone doing it.
> >>
> >> and there are a few techs that make everything 'gorilla
> >> tight' ......and
> >> very incorrectly.
> >>
> >> On 7/9/2013 11:33 PM, Aristotle Sagan wrote:
> >>> Did you ask them what torque spec they tightened it to?
> >>> Expect blank looks on their faces.
> >>>
> >>> tim in san jose
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 11:12 PM, Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@turbovans.com
> >>> >wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> yup..
> >>>> that happens sometimes.
> >>>> Not too commonly.
> >>>> One of the vanagons I have cared for over the last few years has
> >>>> that
> >>>> issue.
> >>>> 50 others do not.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 7/9/2013 11:00 PM, C Snyder wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> I had an almost bad experience today with my 1987  Vanagon's oil
> >>>>> plug.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I had taken it to where I usually take my van for repairs and oil
> >>>>> changes. In a short while they came and told me that when they
> >>>>> went to
> >>>>> replace the oil plug, the plug stripped out in the bottom of the
> >>>>> engine. I
> >>>>> really do not understand this as I have never had any problems
> >>>>> with the
> >>>>> plug. they said that since that plug has been taken out so many
> >>>>> times, that
> >>>>> because it is aluminum, and the plug is steel that some times
> >>>>> they will
> >>>>> strip out the threads.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> To fix it, they were able to put in an over sized "Piggy back"
> >>>>> oil  plug.
> >>>>> It seems to be ding fine but, am just wondering if any one else
> >>>>> has ever
> >>>>> had this type of problem as I have been on this list several
> >>>>> years but,
> >>>>> have never heard it mentioned here before.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks for any ones opinion on this.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Chris S.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in
> >>> which
> >>> case, you ain't got there yet.
> >>>

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David McNeely