In my experience, there is no way that a proper drain plug without the
threads damaged and with the proper crush washer won't work. Be very careful
with things like self threading anything -- they can really harm the
threads, especially those oversized ones. What I have seen normally is a
person is unclear about the crush washer concept, leaves one on the plug
cause it kind of looks like it belongs there, it leaks and he puts another
one on, or jury rigs some kind of gasket, or uses a normal washer or
something like that. A lot of folks don't know that you should change the
crush washer when you change the oil -- I learned that on my first
motorcycle (after I made the mistakes above on a car). Kim
> My oil pan is leaking around the drain plug and I think I might have
>to
>get a new oil pan. I have changed my engine from a 351W to a 351C. that
>shouldn't make much of a difference in the oil pan size. From what I see I
>would have to take out the entire engine to change the oil pan, I just got
>a
>new black paint job on it and I really don't wanna take it out. Is there
>another way to take off the oil pan? I was thinking if I take the drive
>shaft out and unbolt the transmission and pull it back a few inches or so
>and replace the oil pan. But I'm not sure if this will work. Has Anyone
>else had this problem or does anybody know a good way to stop a leak frpom
>around the drain plug? I have already tried a self-tapping oil plug and
>new
>gaskets and it hasent worked yet.
>
> Ryan #2568
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