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Subject:Re: Oil drain plug
From:Jim Felder
Date:Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:43:37 -0500

There would be no problem with the longer plug.

Jim

On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 2:30 PM, A2L1 <mr.a2l1@gmail.com> wrote:
> I had a real hassle removing the drain plug from the 2.1 I finally got it
> off and was going to install the new replacement when I noticed that the
> replacement ( M14 -1.50  oil tite #65215 from Advanced Auto Parts) is about
> 1/2 maybe a little more longer than the buggered up one I removed. Will this
> extra lenght pose any problems in the motor? I dont know the tolerances or
> clearances involved in the internals and cant find an y info on it. Should I
> grind off the extra length or should it do ok because there is enough room?
> Thanks,
>
> A J
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