John:
I am using a hex socket head NPT 3/8" plug, with no issues. I
realize
it is not original, but it beats having the square headed job get
rounded off.
Both types are available for a few pennies at a good hardware
store. I
suppose you epoxy a magnet to an NPT plug and make your own magnetic
plug.
Cheers,
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of John & Allison Cyganowski
Sent: October 13, 2005 3:18 AM
To: Sally or Dick Taylor
Cc: 6pack
Subject: Threads and Cranks, Was:Oil Sump Drain Thread
Hi Dick,
Thanks for your responses. I am sure my car has a pipe thread
(tapered). I
am not sure what thread those magnetic plugs have. Whatever it is, it is
not
the same thread as on my car. I think the magnetic drain plugs are a
good
idea, but I am not going to force fit the wrong thread. That is DPO
stuff
and I have enough to mend/repair already. I thought briefly of retapping
the
hole, but I am just going back to the square headed BPT plug. It really
irritates me that these mag plugs are being sold as solutions when they
don't fit properly and could cause damage to the threads if forced.
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Thanks,
John Cyg.
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