I have a spare oil filler cap.  It is the type that has a hole for the
dipstick in the center of the cap.

John Lauterbach
jhlauterbach@msn.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Old Volks Home <jim@OLDVOLKSHOME.COM>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Saturday, October 17, 1998 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: Need Parts: Oil Cap/Substitute Ideas 87 GL

>At 10:51 AM 10/17/98 -0500, Mark B. Magee wrote:
>>Volks,
>>Left the oil cap on rear-bumper after topping the wifes '87 GL last
>>weekend, didn't figure this out until yesterday evening....
>>Dealer channels are 2 or more weeks on these and Ron's closed today so I
>>don't know of his availability.. Anyone have one (maybe even two?? I may
>>do this again!!) 2.1l wasserboxer oil caps laying around and be willing
>>to part with them? Secondarily, anyone substitued -anything- from the
>>hardware store for this part that worked well as a substitute oil cap?
>***********************************
>I've tried using an oil cap off of a Loaf, but it's a totally different
>size, even though it looks similar.  FLAPS are no help as Stant lists the
>wrong one in their catalogs - says it fits Vanagon Watercooled (PN 10079),
>but open the box and it's for the standard inline 4 gas and diesel models
>(be kinda nice if Stant would say so on theor Vanagon listing).  Beck
>Arnley/WorldParts has no listing whatsoever on Vanagons.
>
>This particular cap fits Air Cooled AND WasserBoxer (ie Gas) Models 80-91
>and is apparently unique to the Vanagon.
>
>Alas, I am out of new and used on these (mailed out the last one I had on
>Thursday).  Time to hit the boneyard again for some more used caps.
>
>Sorry I couldn't be of help on this trip.
>
>
>Jim Thompson
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