Hi Max,
    That is not a screw you normally want to screw with. It holds the oil
pump pick up in place.
Darrell

----- Original Message -----
From: Max/Joyce Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 1:12 PM
Subject: Vanagon questions

> I try to keep the stupid questions to a minimum, but these two need an
> answer, so I guess they're not really stupid.
>
> 1. There is a 6 mm allen head bolt about 2 or 3" behind the point on the
> bottom of the crankcase on my 90GL 2.1 where the tranny and engine meet.
I
> unscrewed it thinking I might get the last little bit of engine coolant
and
> to my surprise, engine oil seeped out.  since my air cooled buses didn't
> have this feature, I'm wondering if this would be a good place to install
an
> oil temp. sender(if I could find a sensor with thread pitch that small) or
> whether using the drain plug location would be better.
>
> 2.  Would also like to have a coolant temp. sending unit also and thought
> maybe tapping into the thermostat housing might be an option.  Are there
any
> existing ports that would be less invasive than drilling in that plastic
and
> having the sender leak?
>
> Would like to use one gauge and have an A/B switch nearby to switch from
one
> temp to the other.  Is this a screwy idea?
>
> Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel
>