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Re: Outtie Oil Pan Plug

To: "Terry L. Thompson" <tlt@digex.net>
Subject: Re: Outtie Oil Pan Plug
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2000 09:02:32 -0700
Terry the correct size is "9 inch Crescent Wrench!!  No, Really!!!  :)

Joe

"Terry L. Thompson" wrote:
> 
> Listers,
> After stripping out my magnetic "innie" (recessed) hex type oil sump
> threaded plug,
> I took my car to the shop to have them extract that plug and they replaced
> it with
> an outtie (sticking-out) Square headed oil pan screw.
> What size is this bastard? I'm assuming that it's now the only metric sized
> item on
> the entire car. Is there some kind of oil-plug wrench that I forgot to
> purchase or something?
> And finally, when did the Marque DeSade (sp) start making replacement parts
> for Spitfires?
> 
> Terry "w/bleeding knuckles" Thompson
> '76 Spitfire (over due for an oil change)
> maryland

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