This is a standard factory fitting on my Triumph TR4A. It works and is cheap and easy to replace.
On Friday, August 22, 2003, at 02:32 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Subject: Re: Tapping oil drain plug > > 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. |
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