Date:         Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:08:29 -0500
Reply-To:     Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Oil Drain plug is stripped
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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Yeah I didn't have much success getting that damn thing started let alone in
last night.

I used a spark plug in a pinch in my old engine and was able to later go
back to a slightly longer drain plug. The spark plug was my last choice this
time as well.

Oh well - I guess I try your other suggestion if that doesn't work -
timesert. Drag!

last night I was angry enough that I thought about pushing the bus the two
blocks to Lake Huron and turning it into Harbor Art!!!!!!

On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 10:12 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> The spark plug thread is a different pitch so you pretty much destroyed the
> chance of an easy fix such as an oversized plug. Try to locate a 2x or
> double oversize but you most likely will need to go the Heli-Coil or
> Timesert route. The oil drain plug was 14X1.5 pitch. Spark plug is 14X1.25.
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Thanks,

Jeff
'90 Carat (Grover)
'86 (We call this one Parts)
'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus