To: | <mgs@Autox.Team.Net> |
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Subject: | Re: TD Oil Drain Plug |
From: | "Leigh Egbert" <leigh@eznet.net> |
Date: | Tue, 30 Dec 1997 19:29:38 -0500 |
>As an alternative, drill through the plug to let the oil out, then go >after the plug with an acetylene or map gas torch. Brass will melt at a >much lower temperature than steel, so you should be able to melt the >brass plug and let it drip out of the threads by the time the steel >starts to glow dull red, much like melting solder. FOR GODS SAKE DON'T DO IT!!!!!! Remember the pan is made of CAST ALUMINUM, you will end up with a pool of molten aluminum. Leigh Egbert 46 TC 48 TC |
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