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Re: how much to tighten an oil drain plug?

To: "dthompson@gbc.ca" <dthompson@gbc.ca>
Subject: Re: how much to tighten an oil drain plug?
From: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 03:43:23 +0200
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
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Reply-to: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Hello Daniel,
thank you for the email.

There doesn't seem to exist a copper (or other) sealing ring for the
gearbox
oil drain plug. Only one for the engine plug.

By "not very much" I suppose you mean I should tighten by small
increments
until there is no oil leak?

Evangelos

Daniel Thompson wrote:
> 
> Not very much! Enough to "squish" the copper sealing ring. What?! You don't 
>have a copper sealing ring!
> 
> Daniel T.

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