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> My 914 busted a spleen, See if you can guess what happened
Rand
post Nov 28 2008, 08:32 PM
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I walked in the garage and immediately knew I had a problem. Here's another clue. Can you identify this little part?


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post Nov 29 2008, 10:58 AM
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I had to do this on an aircooled Vanagon engine once. The motor would have to come out. The Vanagon in question came in for a leak and I noticed that one of the rear oil galley plugs was almost out, but wedged between the case and the rear mount bar and leaking (you could see about 1/8" of shiny plug showing)

What I did was tapped it with grease on the tap. Then I used an air gun with a long tip. I stuck the tip fairly deep into the galley and the air blew the stuff right back out the hole (at me, so be aware). It worked well and I did all the main oil galley plugs on that motor just to be sure. You would not believe just how easy those things come out. . . I use steel hex plugs with liquid Permitex thread sealant to seal it all up. The Vanagon is still on the road and has logged about 40K since the repair almost 4 years ago.
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Rand   My 914 busted a spleen   Nov 28 2008, 08:32 PM
Eric Taylor   Galley Plug?   Nov 28 2008, 08:34 PM
Rand   Ding ding ding! I think we have a winner. My ...   Nov 28 2008, 08:44 PM
Rand   So, does anybody have a photo showing exactly wher...   Nov 28 2008, 08:49 PM
DNHunt   I think you're going to need to drop it. Here...   Nov 28 2008, 09:13 PM
Rand   Seems so strange to me it would just fall out whil...   Nov 28 2008, 11:45 PM
rdauenhauer   :idea:   Nov 29 2008, 12:24 AM
messix   "i coulda had a V8" :headbanger:   Nov 29 2008, 01:03 AM
type47   i'm prepared to be flamed for this but.... a s...   Nov 29 2008, 07:22 AM
aircooledtechguy   I had to do this on an aircooled Vanagon engine on...   Nov 29 2008, 10:58 AM
Jake Raby   I have a very comprehensive article on this topic ...   Nov 29 2008, 12:55 PM
Mark Henry   Grease the tap and clean/re-grease often, use a sh...   Nov 29 2008, 01:18 PM
Rand   Ok, I'm glad to know it won't require a te...   Nov 29 2008, 03:59 PM
jhadler   On the topic of taping the galleys... What are th...   Nov 29 2008, 08:21 PM
Mark Henry   On the topic of taping the galleys... What are t...   Nov 29 2008, 08:45 PM
Rand   For reference, here is Jake's article. He uses...   Nov 29 2008, 11:37 PM
jhadler   I was thinking steel for strength, but aluminum fo...   Nov 30 2008, 12:07 AM
Rand   Hey gang, I would appreciate some feedback on the ...   Dec 2 2008, 10:23 PM
Mark Henry   It's a lot of miles, but if it has 2.0 heads o...   Dec 3 2008, 10:43 AM


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