Subject: [TR] TR3 Breather vs TR4 Breather Plug

From: "Bill Brewer" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 14:33:36 -0700

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     I have a TR4 breather plug in my TR3 engine installed in my car. I want
to take it out and go back to the original TR3 breather. How hard is it to
get the TR4 breather plug out? I am thinking about drilling a 3/8" hole and
trying to pull it out with a little homemade puller. I am wondering how hard
they are jammed in.

     TIA,

     Bill in Morro Bay (formally Bill in Tehachapi)

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class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have a TR4 breather plug in =
my TR3 engine installed in my car. I want to take it out and go back to =
the original TR3 breather. How hard is it to get the TR4 breather plug =
out? I am thinking about drilling a 3/8&#8221; hole and trying to pull =
it out with a little homemade puller. I am wondering how hard they are =
jammed in.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
TIA,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bill in Morro Bay (formally =
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From: Geo Hahn <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 14:50:27 -0700

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Bill -

Not very difficult to remove as they are basically stamped sheet metal.  A
3/8" hole may be overkill - I just Dremeled a bit to weaken a spot in the
center, then hammered a stubby flat-blade screwdriver into it.  That let me
twist and pry the plug out.

Not much working room down there but I didn't want to get metal bits into
the crankcase.

In case you're thinking about getting at it from the inside -- no access
there as the plug goes into a blind area.

Geo

On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 2:34 PM Bill Brewer <[email-masked]> wrote:

>      I have a TR4 breather plug in my TR3 engine installed in my car. I
> want to take it out and go back to the original TR3 breather. How hard is
> it to get the TR4 breather plug out? I am thinking about drilling a 3/8=
=E2=80=9D
> hole and trying to pull it out with a little homemade puller. I am
> wondering how hard they are jammed in.
>
>      TIA,
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Bill -<div><br></div><div>Not very difficult to remove as =
they are basically stamped sheet metal.=C2=A0 A 3/8&quot; hole may be overk=
ill - I just Dremeled a bit to weaken a spot in the center, then hammered a=
 stubby flat-blade screwdriver=C2=A0into it.=C2=A0 That let me twist and pr=
y the plug out.</div><div><br></div><div>Not much working room down there b=
ut I didn&#39;t want to get metal bits into the crankcase.</div><div><br></=
div><div>In case you&#39;re thinking about getting at it from the inside --=
 no access there as the plug goes into a blind area.<br><div><br></div><div=
>Geo</div></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=
=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 2:34 PM Bill Brewer &lt;<a href=3D"=
mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></d=
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iv class=3D"gmail-m_5244988196644891719WordSection1"><p class=3D"MsoNormal"=
>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I have a TR4 breather plug in my TR3 engine insta=
lled in my car. I want to take it out and go back to the original TR3 breat=
her. How hard is it to get the TR4 breather plug out? I am thinking about d=
rilling a 3/8=E2=80=9D hole and trying to pull it out with a little homemad=
e puller. I am wondering how hard they are jammed in.<u></u><u></u></p><p c=
lass=3D"MsoNormal">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 TIA,<u></u><u></u></p><p class=
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From: Darrell Walker <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 15:02:31 -0700

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I took a different route when I decided to remove mine.  I was afraid to =
punch a hole in it and then not be able to get it out (engine was =
installed), so I glued chunk of threaded rod (cut from a bolt) into the =
plug with JBWeld.  I section of thread was drilled and tapped to accept =
a smaller bolt as a puller.  First attempt pulled the epoxy plug out, =
but the second try worked a treat.  I think the first attempt helped to =
remove any contamination that was there.

-Darrell

> On Jun 24, 2020, at 2:50 PM, Geo Hahn <[email-masked]> wrote:
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> Bill -
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> Not very difficult to remove as they are basically stamped sheet =
metal.  A 3/8" hole may be overkill - I just Dremeled a bit to weaken a =
spot in the center, then hammered a stubby flat-blade screwdriver into =
it.  That let me twist and pry the plug out.
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> Not much working room down there but I didn't want to get metal bits =
into the crankcase.
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> In case you're thinking about getting at it from the inside -- no =
access there as the plug goes into a blind area.
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> Geo
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> On Wed, Jun 24, 2020 at 2:34 PM Bill Brewer <[email-masked] =
>      I have a TR4 breather plug in my TR3 engine installed in my car. =
I want to take it out and go back to the original TR3 breather. How hard =
is it to get the TR4 breather plug out? I am thinking about drilling a =
3/8=E2=80=9D hole and trying to pull it out with a little homemade =
puller. I am wondering how hard they are jammed in.
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class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>I took a different route when I decided =
to remove mine. &nbsp;I was afraid to punch a hole in it and then not be =
able to get it out (engine was installed), so I glued chunk of threaded =
rod (cut from a bolt) into the plug with JBWeld. &nbsp;I section of =
thread was drilled and tapped to accept a smaller bolt as a puller. =
&nbsp;First attempt pulled the epoxy plug out, but the second try worked =
a treat. &nbsp;I think the first attempt helped to remove any =
contamination that was there.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">-Darrell</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
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class=3D"">Bill -<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Not =
very difficult to remove as they are basically stamped sheet =
metal.&nbsp; A 3/8" hole may be overkill - I just Dremeled a bit to =
weaken a spot in the center, then hammered a stubby flat-blade =
screwdriver&nbsp;into it.&nbsp; That let me twist and pry the plug =
out.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Not much =
working room down there but I didn't want to get metal bits into the =
crankcase.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">In =
case you're thinking about getting at it from the inside -- no access =
there as the plug goes into a blind area.<br class=3D""><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Geo</div></div></div><br =
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class=3D"gmail-m_5244988196644891719WordSection1"><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I have a TR4 breather plug =
in my TR3 engine installed in my car. I want to take it out and go back =
to the original TR3 breather. How hard is it to get the TR4 breather =
plug out? I am thinking about drilling a 3/8=E2=80=9D hole and trying to =
pull it out with a little homemade puller. I am wondering how hard they =
are jammed in.<u class=3D""></u><u class=3D""></u></p><p =
class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; TIA,<u class=3D""></u><u =
class=3D""></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u class=3D""></u>&nbsp;<u =
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