oil drain plug leaks

Discussion in '1947-1954' started by dan cocomise, Aug 13, 2012.

  1. dan cocomise

    dan cocomise Member

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    Oil drain plug leaks, threds look and fill good.Oil heats up it drips evon more.Any quick fixes. thanks
     
    dan cocomise, Aug 13, 2012
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  2. Bill Hanlon

    Bill Hanlon Member

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    FLAPS should have oversize oil plugs. They are just a tad bigger. You don't re-tap the pan.
     
    Bill Hanlon, Aug 13, 2012
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  3. ol' chebby

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    Make shure you have the little plastic or rubber gasket under the drain plug, like some modern cars have, sometimes this will help.
     
    ol' chebby, Aug 13, 2012
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  4. vwnate1

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    Oil Plug Weeps & Seeps

    Never , EVER use a ribber drain plug gasket ! .

    Only a hard one , copper , fibre , aluminum , nylon etc.
     
    vwnate1, Aug 14, 2012
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  5. Lakeroadster

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    Teflon works good too. Glass Filled Teflon, a.k.a. GFT, is good up to 700 degrees. The replacement pan I bought for my sbc many moons ago came with a GFT gasket.
     
    Lakeroadster, Aug 14, 2012
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