Add-On Drain plug

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JackDonkey

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Check out this drain plug. I torqued to to 21ft lbs and the box said don't torque it more than 25 so I didn't and look what happened to the gasket. Also the small plug doesn't go in any further than what you see, but I imagine that is because it is a pipe thread. Anyways I'm thinking I can salvage most of my MerconV cause it's only a day old, and then I'll have to take the pan off again and figure out what to do with the plug.... maybe I'll just put the factory pan back on... wait I can't do that cause I have the new 96-up filter to match the pan, shucks. Anyhow any suggestions? Time to get messy again I guess.
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RE: Add-On Drain plug

Try putting a washer between gasket and the nut.The washer will help keep the gasket flat.That may help...... If i remember correctly I had one of those plugs on a turbo 400 once and it always had a slight leak.good luck
 
RE: Add-On Drain plug

That bites! Don't despair! I can think of 2 things.

1. Have the fitting welded in place.
2. Try a brass or copper washer.

I installed the B&M drain plug kit and do not remember it doing that. Other than the drain plug, how'd the rest of your work go?
 
RE: Add-On Drain plug

Do you think a washer, no gasket at all, and the car handymans secret weapon RTV would work. Because I'm thinking if you have a washer and a gasket, it could still leak out of the area between the washer and the bolt.
 
RE: Add-On Drain plug

Pretty good I must say. I don't get any neck snapping, which was kind of dissappointing in a way, I did do the 300-450 horse settings, except the ones I couldn't cause I had too old of a transmission. I can't remember which but there was one hole that would be good at .100" but I had to stay at .081" cause the 94's didn't have a strong enough component here or there. I'm pretty proud of myself that's for sure. I put a bunch of random pictures at http://mark8.org/users/JackDonkey/

What kind of blows though is that technically I'm not done because I have to fix that drain plug. I did stop at autozone and picked up a fiber and a nylon gasket that I was going to try, but now I'm think I should go back and get a copper one so I can bolt all three on, not at the same time, but while the pans off again, I'll bolt them all on to see what looks like it would work best. Now I just have to clean out my drain pan so that I can reuse the fluid I need to drain out to take the pan back off.

Yep I did the tranny cooler, the jmod, replaced both accumulators, replaced only the upper 1-2 accumulator spring, all others are gone. Plus I have a 96 oil pan now and new MerconV all for the low price of $180 I saved a bunch on labor that's for sure, including tools I had to buy it was about $300, but that's cause I bought $20 worth of drill bits an $11 C-clamp and a $50 torque wrench, and a socket i guess.
 
RE: Add-On Drain plug

What kind of blows though is that technically I'm not done because I have to fix that drain plug. I did stop at autozone and picked up a fiber and a nylon gasket that I was going to try, but now I'm think I should go back and get a copper one so I can bolt all three on, not at the same time, but while the pans off again, I'll bolt them all on to see what looks like it would work best.
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Get a couple of copper washers if you're gonna dry run tests on the plug and see what looks best. You only want to use a copper washer once. Once the 'seat' is made, it is almost impossible to reuse it. But if you can get a solid 360 degree contact on both sides of the copper washer, then tighten it, it will not leak. Be sure to use a backup wrench on the fitting when removing or tightening the plug.
 
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