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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The picture does not show the O-ring and neither does the description. Is there another part number? John<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img width=321 height=180 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.png@01DB19B0.77D81530"></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> fsufan1952@yahoo.com [mailto:fsufan1952@yahoo.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 8, 2024 11:33 AM<br><b>To:</b> John Spaur <jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net><br><b>Cc:</b> Bob Haskell <rchaskell@earthlink.net>; healey list <healeys@autox.team.net><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] New OD plug<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The AHSPARES part number is OVD174<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>It is brass like the original one and it is a little thicker like a 1/16 more <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> Don <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Oct 8, 2024, at 12:56 PM, John Spaur <<a href="mailto:jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net">jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText>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. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><image003.png><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoPlainText>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Bob Haskell [<a href="mailto:rchaskell@earthlink.net">mailto:rchaskell@earthlink.net</a>] <br>Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 3:13 AM<br>To: JSARCH <<a href="mailto:jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net">jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net</a>>; <a href="mailto:fsufan1952@yahoo.com">fsufan1952@yahoo.com</a>; 'healey list' <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] New OD plug<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The gasket might prevent the o-ring from grabbing as the plug is tightened.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Bob Haskell<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Austin-Healey 3000 roadster registrar<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>On 10/8/24 02:19, JSARCH via Healeys wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> I would thing the gasket would not be needed because of the O ring.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> -----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> From: Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</span></a>> On Behalf Of Don via <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Healeys<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Sent: Monday, October 7, 2024 7:16 PM<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> To: healey list <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>healeys@autox.team.net</span></a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> Subject: [Healeys] New OD plug<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> After removing the brass OD drain plug on the 67 BJ8 , very badly <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> leaking and ordering a replacement one from AHSpares. New design from <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>> AHSPARES looks like it may work . 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