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Date:         Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:46:18 -0600
Reply-To:     don spence <dspence@OANET.COM>
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From:         don spence <dspence@OANET.COM>
Subject:      Tapping oil drain plug
In-Reply-To:  <200308221949.h7MJnG128571@moe.oanet.com>
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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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