In a message dated 2/8/04 2:58:25 PM, pnocean@EARTHLINK.NET writes:

<< Got under the '87 today and found a 10mm  Hex bolt that I got off with an
Allen wrench.  . . .
Is this an OEM plug?  It is absolutely the opposite of what is in the
Manual. >>

I guess you had a socket head capscrew stuck in there in place of the proper
drain plug.  No big deal; I've heard of new owners even finding a sparkplug
stuck in the crankcase drain hole the first time they go to change the oil.  The
correct drain plug has a flanged hex head.

George