Date:         Thu, 5 Nov 1998 09:18:06 -0600
Reply-To:     "Mark B. Magee" <condor2@FLASH.NET>
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From:         "Mark B. Magee" <condor2@FLASH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Stripped drain plug solution?
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Oil Drain Plug Stripped-EEs,
Search the archives on this problem. I did on my strip-out and went to
my local FLAPS and purchased the STD thread (was it 5/8's, don't
remember for sure) oversize kit based upon taking my old drain plug in
with me and eyeballing the oversized-ness of the kit against the
original metric thread. The metric to std is no biggie, the old aluminum
threads are GONE. I purchased the kit that has the inner plug inside the
big plug so now when I drain oil, it is steel against steel on my
threads. The kit worked perfectly as advertised, it is self tapping and
after removing the outer self tapping plug the last to remove the cut
threads, pour about 5 qts cheap oil in to flush out any extraneous cut
threads in the bottom of the pan, apply teflon tape to the outer plug
and voila, you are done.
No runs, no drips no errrors and all for $4.00 US.
I did this on the tip that this is standard industry fare at the quickie
oil changer places that routinely strip out numerous drain plugs daily
at the busy locations.

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Mark Magee                                            91 Westy
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