14 X 1.5 oversize plug is easiest fix.  Double oversize if really needed.
After that, Heli-coil.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: ncdragonfly <ncdragonfly@COMPUSERVE.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 1:15 PM
Subject: stripped oil drain plug

I know this subject has been covered in the past so please excuse the
redundant subject matter. I am unable to succesfully search the archives
for this subject  and I need to resolve the problem before this weekend if
possible. I changed the oil in our bus this past weekend and found the oil
drain plug stripped. Actually the plug is not stripped, the threads of the
oil pan are.  What is the recommended fix for this problem? Thanks folks.
David Higginbotham
82 Westfalia
Raleigh, NC