my mechanic sells an aftermarket plug that goes into the stripped hole,
don't know how well they work, but I could find out what they are if you
haven't found a solution yet.

Michael B. Harrnacker
89 Weekender "Nameles"
91 Golf "Miami"
http://ruralinstitute.umt.edu/vwbus
vanagon@rudi.montech.umt.edu

"Never miss a good chance to shut up."

-----Original Message-----
From: Daniel Bey <DanielisOk@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, November 03, 1998 9:54 PM
Subject: Oil drain plug stripped

>        I had gotten an oil change at a local service station around 3,000
miles ago.
>I went back to the same station for another oil change. The orginal
mechanic
>was not their and a new guy found that the drain plug was stripped from the
>last oil change. I was really pissed, a simple screw up (excuse the pun)
>that's making my Westy very unhappy and not to mention how I wanted to take
>that bolt, and screw it up the mgr A-- H---.!
>        The mechanic had to put in a special self tapping bolt in it's
place.
>A few days later, and the only VW I ever owned that never leaked, was now
>dripping fresh oil from the bolt. (It does make it easy to find ones way
>home.)
>        My question to those who know? Was this the correct measure to take
>installing a self tapping bolt. Does this hole have to be retap and
threaded?
>Thanks for some imput.
>Dan
>87 Syncro GL Camper
>71 bug conv
>90 Jeep