Those are oil drain plug washers.  The coolant drain plug washers are the
one's that are hard to find.  Kenneth Wilford said he had some but I was
hoping to find some locally so I could get back on the road.

On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 11:30 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com>wrote:

> Drain plug washer:
>
> http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_597_252/oil-drain-plug-crush-washer.ht
> ml
>
> Dealer should always be your last resort, use our vendors!  NAPA is also
> problematic, I've had some really poor quality parts for the van from them.
> I can tell you to never get heater control valve from them!
>
> Other vendors I support:
>
> www.busdepot.com
> www.gowesty.com
> www.bus-boys.com
>
> And there are others who supply specialty parts for suspension,
> performance,
> etc.
>
> Stuart
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Steven Shelton
> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 6:37 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Coolant Leak
>
> It's been two years since the coolant was changed so it was on my list.
>  I'm having a hard time finding the drain plug crush washers - NAPA and
> AutoZone didn't have anything close.  I ordered some from the dealership
> but
> I'm not convinced they are the right part.
>
> Any ideas on why there is even an opening in the head here?  The only thing
> I can think of is that it was used in manufacturing the head.
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Dennis Haynes
> <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:
>
> > Could be the gasket or the plate is badly corroded. The screws may put
> > up a fight. Plan on replacing them. If the gasket is bad most likely a
> > sign the engine has been badly over heated.
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> > Behalf Of Steven Shelton
> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 10:35 AM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Coolant Leak
> >
> > While troubleshooting the oil pressure light problem on my 1985 1.9L,
> > I found a coolant seep.  It seems to be coming from a small, 2" X 1"
> > diamond shaped cover plate at the front of the driver's side of the
> > engine, just in front of the spark plug .  It's held on by two allen
> > head bolts.  Could this just be a matter of taking off the plate and
> > sealing it with Permatex or will removing that plate open a Pandora's
> > box of problems?
> >
>
>