Hey Arthur, Your best bet is probably tap larger. Best solution is a 3/8" pipe tap. It is a tapered tap. You can get a plug from any hardware store. You will need a pipe plug. Since it is a pipe plug, it tightens the farther you screw it in. It is virtually impossible to ever strip again. Z --- Arthur Anderson <rgylpunk@MAINE.RR.COM> wrote: > On Friday, August 22, 2003, at 10:47 AM, Joe > Glisson wrote: > > > If the plug is stripped, just get a new plug. I > bought one recently for > > $2.00 - if you mean the drain hole, that's a whole > different can of > > worms. > > I'm afraid I do mean the drain hole...sorry about > the confusion, I'm > still sort of figuring out what all that stuff in > the engine > compartment is. > Thanks to everyone for thier help so far. I > think I'll try the 1/2 > inch tap and see if I can get some thread back > before I go making the > hole bigger. > > -Arthur > >
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