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Smog plugs (was: Funky bolt size)

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Subject: Smog plugs (was: Funky bolt size)
From: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@csus.edu>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 16:32:01 -0700
Regarding plugging the smog ports, it was written:
> Aren't those plugs sized in national pipe thread?  I thought you could pick
> up the right size plug at any hardware store.

They're very close. Close enough that with a pipe plug and a wrench
you'll end up retapping the soft aluminum head :-(.

Tom Walter used to make correctly sized- and shaped- plugs, but
he's been way too busy lately to churn out another batch. :-(

-- John
     John F Sandhoff   sandhoff@csus.edu   Sacramento, CA

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