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| 9144me2enjoy |
 Aug 7 2018, 02:26 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 310 Joined: 19-June 18 From: Oregon Member No.: 22,240 Region Association: Pacific Northwest  |
1973 914-2.0L. Do they make a Oil Sump Cover/Taco plate that is blank without the sending unit hole in it? The 2 bolts that hold/secure the Taco plate to the housing is it best to use rubber washers or the regular copper washer to keep from leaking? Thanks
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| KevinW |
Aug 7 2018, 06:15 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 25-May 15 From: Winona, Minnesota Member No.: 18,761 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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Yes. Do you need one? I post a picture.
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| 914sgofast2 |
Aug 7 2018, 06:20 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 616 Joined: 10-May 13 From: El Dorado Hills, CA Member No.: 15,855 Region Association: None |
"Standard" cars without the sending unit, as do VW 411's & Buses w/Type 4 engines (the 1970's Baywindows and early 1980's Vanagons), all use a taco plate without a hole for the oil temperature sending unit. They did not have oil temperature gauges from the factory.
As for the taco plate bolt washers, I use the copper ones from the engine gasket set, but they leak. I suppose you could try your local hardware store for a washer with a rubber sealing gasket bonded to it; I think they are called something like "stat-o-seal" washers. Mike D. |
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| 9144me2enjoy |
Aug 8 2018, 09:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 310 Joined: 19-June 18 From: Oregon Member No.: 22,240 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
That’s good info to know about the other options on the taco plate. I found some washers with rubber washers attached at Home Depot, works great. Thanks
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| Mark Henry |
Aug 9 2018, 08:14 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
A lot of the time a leaking taco plate is because the m6 threads are stripped.
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