Aaron,
I wouldn't mess with it if it isn't leaking. Nor would I enlarge the hole
unless absolutely necessary. If you feel the need to do anything, here's a
thought. Buy and install one of the Fumoto Oil Valves. Then you can forget
about unscrewing the drain plug. They work great.
Rich - Ashburn, VA
-----Original Message-----
From: A. S. [mailto:adakota4x4@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 8:23 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: DML: Cross-Threaded Oil Drain Plug
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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