I dot know if the repair I did is at the same part of the tube, but I used
some "industrial"
Goop to fix the dipstick tube base on my 2.1 it's holding up well so far.
This part had cracked where tube meets base.

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On Saturday, August 8, 2015, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, the latest "right before the trip" saga is that I checked the oil in
> my son's '87, and the end of the dipstick tube was broken off.  It appears
> to be a two piece assembly, with the part that goes into the engine case
> formerly attached to the flanged end of the rest of the tube by some
> method-solder, weld, glue, or magic.
>
>
>
> 1.       Any ideas how to fix this? I've just inserted the dipstick to keep
> it in place.
>
> 2.       Anyone have a tube lying around they would like to sell?  It's the
> same length as the one piece tube on my 1.9, so I think either would work,
> but it's possible that the hole in the case is larger on the 2.1, I didn't
> check since we are both heading out tomorrow AM.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Stuart, bitten by the Vanagon gods that don't seem to like me.
>

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