> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Coulter
>
> A couple prelim. points:
>
> FWIW, Brian's post (perhaps a few others as well) seems to ID the tranny
> as
> "46RE". In Jon's 6/1/09 post, he rightly ID'd it as "42RE". Local Dodge
> dealership confirmed that ID from the VIN.
>
> Regarding Ray's comment:
> "For a lot less money use this... http://tinyurl.com/B-M-drain-plug You
> can
> probably find them at Autozone, NAPA or Advance Auto Parts as well."
>
> I'd say this: as a machinist, I'd be very reluctant to trust a kit like
> this that instructs to bore & tap a hole in the thin pan wall. A much
> better approach (imho) would be to just obtain a suitable plug (3/8" -
> 1/2"
> dia.) and make a threaded boss to accept the plug. Then I'd simply weld
> the
> boss to a bored hole in the pan. This enables a very strong thread and
> ensures that the plug doesn't protrude into the pan (to possibly interfere
> w/ whatever). But that's just me ...
>
I just re-read this and thought I'd offer up a suggestion if you're set on
welding in a plug. For the "boss" you want to thread a plug into, just
weld the appropriate size nut to the outside of the pan.
Ray
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