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Mine all have them too, and I've never lost one - I also have a spare to copy for the mould. I remember Jim found another at the Madison VW meeting after Parma. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ snip > If the sheet metal around the hole is flat, and the hole is nicely round, they > won't fall out. All my daily drivers have had them, and they've been there for > decades. They only fall out if you use that hole to pry the pulley around when > doing a tuneup. > > I use a Sears ratcheting box-end wrench on the generator nut, so this problem > just never comes up. When I'm rebuilding an old engine I always tap that sheet > metal back into shape before I repaint it. > > I have several of those plugs in stock. I've been saving them for about 25 > years. At prices like this I'm considering selling them. > > -- > ******************************* > Jim Adney, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org