naa10104
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- Reston, VA
- My Car
- 1973 Convertible, matching #'s H Code, Auto
Hello,
Have a 73 Vert with 351 C. Have owned the car for 5 years and have always noticed that the oil drain plug was a little difficult to reinstall, felt slightly cross threaded. Most recently, it seemed worse and I really had to work with the plug to get it back in. I torqued to specs and noticed the other day that it is leaking just a little. Seem to remember using a replacement oil plug back in the 70's that was a little larger and sort of cut new threads in the pan and then had a smaller drain plug inside of it.
Any suggestions on how to correct this ? Could I cut new threads in the pan ? Someone suggested getting a brand new drain plug and trying that to see if it corrects the threads in the pan. Thanks very much !
steve
Have a 73 Vert with 351 C. Have owned the car for 5 years and have always noticed that the oil drain plug was a little difficult to reinstall, felt slightly cross threaded. Most recently, it seemed worse and I really had to work with the plug to get it back in. I torqued to specs and noticed the other day that it is leaking just a little. Seem to remember using a replacement oil plug back in the 70's that was a little larger and sort of cut new threads in the pan and then had a smaller drain plug inside of it.
Any suggestions on how to correct this ? Could I cut new threads in the pan ? Someone suggested getting a brand new drain plug and trying that to see if it corrects the threads in the pan. Thanks very much !
steve