If you a little time before you need to fix it, look in to a Fumoto Drain
Valve. Find one with treads the size you can tap the old hole too. With a
valve like this you don't need to mess around with the plug any more. Also
makes a faster, easyer and mostly a CLEANER oil change!! Here a photo of
mine....
http://www.geocities.com/maldbnsf/Fumoto.html
and here is Fumotos site
http://www.fumotovalve.com/
*---------------------------------Y2KOTA---------------------------------*
Don Mallett
Y2K QC 4.7L Auto SLT+
http://Geocities.com/maldbnsf/
http://www.dakota-truck.net/profiles/dakota/QwkvWz@DAJFf6/profile.htm
*------------- 9-11-01 NEVER AGAIN... MY FREINDS, NEVER AGAIN.------------*
In article <F4NkjgJKVApwOLZCHus000004dd@hotmail.com> ,
adakota4x4@hotmail.com ("A. S.") wrote:
>
> Don't ask me how, but when changing my oil last night I noticed that the
> drain plug seemed to be a little tighter than normal coming out. After
> getting it out and looking at it, it was obvious that it was cross-threaded.
> I've changed the oil on this truck dozens of times with no problem.
> However, I'm the only one that's changed the oil on it so I'm sure that I
> did it without knowing it.
> No time to repair anything last night so I just put it back in. It's not
> leaking so I've got time to come up with a solution.
> Anyone ever had this problem? Should I run a tap of the current size in
> it and see if a new drain plug will fit, or should I run a tap that's one
> size bigger and buy a drain plug to fit that?
> Any suggestions are welcome.
> Thanks.
> --Aaron--
> 95 DSRC 4x4 V6
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