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Subject:Re: stuck oil plug
From:Jim Felder
Date:Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:01:59 +0000

Amen, Mike.

Jim

On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 8:00 AM mike riley <mkriley1@hotmail.com> wrote:

> pumping it out is crazy. pep boys has a thread repair kit for ~10 dollars
> that has the tap and bit and stainless steel inserts to repair the threads.
> OR drill a hole in the plug and tap with 1/4" pipe thread and use a brass
> pipe plug that seals without a gasket and can be replaced for 50 cents.
> Suction will not get the heavy particles out. Increasing the effort and
> expense of the oil change does not increase the value of the operation.
>
> mike
>