When changing the oil on my 86 Westy, I =
thought the
drain plug seemed odd. It turns out that one of the PO's has =
broken off
the ceramic and ground the electrodes off a bosch spark plug and used it =
as a
drain plug. This is a new one to me. It has been serving its =
purpose
but I decided to replace it with a regular drain plug, 14MM x 1.25
threads. Turns out the first 3/8 of the threads are stripped and =
the
shorter threaded plug will not bite. Do I leave the 'bonus' plug =
in?
DO those rubber drain plugs meant for stripped threads really =
hold? I
don't want to drain the oil all over I-81 on my fall trip to the finger
lakes. Any advise would be appreciated,
Chris