[Healeys] New OD plug
Bob Spidell
bspidell at comcast.net
Tue Oct 8 19:54:33 MDT 2024
Pic doesn't show or mention an O-ring (no groove either).
On 10/8/2024 5:00 PM, Patrick and Caroline Quinn via Healeys wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> I see from the AH Spares website that OVD174 is for the BJ7 and BJ8.
> Nothing for BN1 through to the BT7 Mk2 Roadster.
>
> Hoo Roo
>
> Patrick Quinn
>
> Blue Mountains, Australia
>
> *From:*Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Don via
> Healeys
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 9 October 2024 5:33 AM
> *To:* John Spaur <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net>
> *Cc:* healey list <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] New OD plug
>
> The AHSPARES part number is OVD174
>
> It is brass like the original one and it is a little thicker like a
> 1/16 more
>
> Don
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>
>
> On Oct 8, 2024, at 12:56 PM, John Spaur <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
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>
>
> Lubrication is commonly applied to O-rings to prevent grabbing and
> ease installation. It might be possible to use a fat O-ring on the
> plug without machining a grove, but I am very uncertain about
> that. This is a picture from sprinkler manifold.
>
> <image003.png>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Haskell [mailto:rchaskell at earthlink.net
> <mailto:rchaskell at earthlink.net>]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 3:13 AM
> To: JSARCH <jmsdarch at sbcglobal.net>; fsufan1952 at yahoo.com; 'healey
> list' <healeys at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] New OD plug
>
> The gasket might prevent the o-ring from grabbing as the plug is
> tightened.
>
> Don, can you tell if the new one is the same material as the
> original? Are the flanges the same thickness? I wonder if
> machining a groove in an original one would weaken it too much.
> Would think so.
>
> Bob Haskell
>
> Austin-Healey 3000 roadster registrar
>
> On 10/8/24 02:19, JSARCH via Healeys wrote:
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> > I would thing the gasket would not be needed because of the O ring.
>
> >
>
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net
> <mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>> On Behalf Of Don via
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> > Healeys
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> > Sent: Monday, October 7, 2024 7:16 PM
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> > Subject: [Healeys] New OD plug
>
> >
>
> > After removing the brass OD drain plug on the 67 BJ8 , very badly
>
> > leaking and ordering a replacement one from AHSpares. New design
> from
>
> > AHSPARES looks like it may work . Rather than flat surface to flat
>
> > surface with a washer and gasket compound the new design has a
> groove
>
> > with a supplied rubber o ring then the gasket .
>
> >
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