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Drain plug

February 11, 2013, 01:05:15 PM

Everyone that works on fords knows what this is. But how to fix it. Here is what i do and my guys think it SUCKS. Please tell me your thoughts and what you guys do to salvage oil pans. Lay it on me and if this is BOGUS i will change it. Thanks

Remove the busted thread adapter

I hog out the hole and install a pipe reducer and braze it in.

Then i install it and braze in in place

Brazed in place and a pipe plug to drain the oil in the future.

My son and my guys tell me this is BOGUS AND NOT PROFESSIONAL. Thoughts guys and do not hold back Thanks Tom

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Reply #1 – February 11, 2013, 01:13:22 PM

Thats exactly what I have done in the past.

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Reply #2 – February 11, 2013, 01:15:41 PM

Thank you as my guys are busting my BUTT.

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Reply #3 – February 11, 2013, 01:29:00 PM

The local machine shop here has some weld in pipe bungs that work really well. They have less threaded area but they do not protrude so far into the pan and mig weld on very well. Same idea, different materials.

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Reply #4 – February 11, 2013, 02:13:01 PM

Body man i agree 100% I can also use a different insert like a 3/4 to 1/8 pipe reducer drill and tap it for a chev O Ring drain plug. Like you say just different but the same results. My guys are bashing me because they think it is CHEESY. Thoughts???

Also this pan is obsolete!!! Or i would have bought a new one. But it will have had the same py thread arrangement that always fails. Thanks

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Reply #5 – February 11, 2013, 03:24:32 PM

Doesn't matter how cheesy someone thinks a repair is, especially if they don't have a better solution. Hard to argue with fixed.

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Reply #6 – February 11, 2013, 07:35:57 PM

Thanks Body Man. That is what i told them.

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Reply #7 – February 11, 2013, 07:43:41 PM

hey, I drilled a hole and installed a bolt-on drain plug in my AOD pan..... never even thought about brazing one in

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Reply #8 – February 11, 2013, 08:55:48 PM

Looks good to me. Tell your guys to get bent.

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Reply #9 – February 11, 2013, 09:06:09 PM

Well thanks Vinny. I will do that tomorrow!!

I was actually considering changing the design using a Chevy O ring drain plug as i said above. But i think i am going to let it stay the way it is. Thanks

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Reply #10 – February 11, 2013, 09:51:38 PM

I have to agree with the other fellers here..if it works, then f*ck off to the naysayers. Beats paying 100 bucks and then some for a new pan, that will, as you say, go bad in the same ed way.

I guess if they're upset that much, throw a coat of paint over it to hide the brazed areas...

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Reply #11 – February 11, 2013, 10:24:05 PM

It depends on the vehicle, situation and customer to what's acceptable and what's not. Just a guess but you probably wouldn't do that repair to somebody's prize possesion, but to a work truck or daily driver, why not, it's a good repair. I wouldn't be too hard on the guys. It's great to have employees and co-workers who want to do the best job possible always. They just need to understand that sometimes the situation calls for something that will work even if it is not just so, or the customer only wants to spend X amount and will be thrilled with a good repair that will last, even if it doesn't look exactly factory.

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Reply #12 – February 11, 2013, 10:30:41 PM

You do have a great point..one I overlooked. If I had a nice built engine in my Sport, I'd rather have the latter pic as opposed to the first in my case..

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Reply #13 – February 11, 2013, 11:33:58 PM

but on the other side of it... your prize showcar can also have a ton of patches welded on it, and covered up with filler and paint.... I say its up to the customer

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Reply #14 – February 12, 2013, 12:21:25 AM

In my case, function would override form, especially since our pans need help in the "do not leak oil, bitch" area...LOL.