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1. TD Oil Drain Plug (score: 1): Author: "Frank R. Krajewski" <frankk@businesson.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 10:39:02 -0800; Looking for assistance in removing the brass oil drain plug from my recently acquired 1953 TD. The car was stored for approximately 9 years but runs fine. Evidently the PO had experienced similar dif; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg01956.html (7,944 bytes)
2. Re: TD Oil Drain Plug (score: 1): Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord); Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 18:19:53 EST; recently acquired 1953 TD. ..... quite a rounded plug at this time. Would the application of heat to the plug or the pan (which expands at the more rapid rate: brass or aluminum?) be of any value? ..; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg01992.html (10,533 bytes)
3. Re: TD Oil Drain Plug (score: 1): Author: Steven Tritle <stritle@epix.net>; Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 18:46:10 -0500; I had the same problem. I bought a new plug and used a vise grip to remove the old one. A new plug is only a "coupla-bucks". Steve 52 TD; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg01996.html (7,443 bytes)
4. Re: TD Oil Drain Plug (score: 1): Author: "Leigh Egbert" <leigh@eznet.net>; Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 19:29:38 -0500; FOR GODS SAKE DON'T DO IT!!!!!! Remember the pan is made of CAST ALUMINUM, you will end up with a pool of molten aluminum. Leigh Egbert 46 TC 48 TC; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02001.html (7,839 bytes)
5. Re: TD Oil Drain Plug (score: 1): Author: Christopher Palmer <ctp@gbn.org>; Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 16:54:31 -0800; Hey gang, While he has a hole drilled, why not go at it with an ez-out or square screw extractor (as big as possible)? Just a thought... ctp; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02004.html (7,867 bytes)
6. Re: TD Oil Drain Plug (score: 1): Author: Leckstein <bleckstein@mail.monmouth.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 12:42:11 -0500; Steve is right. We have all been there. If your vise grips slips, get a bigger one and lock it on real tight. Put a wide pipe on the grip for more leverage and turn. Don't drill or use heat. The chis; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02010.html (7,806 bytes)
7. Re: TD Oil Drain Plug (score: 1): Author: mgbob@juno.com (ROBERT G. HOWARD); Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 20:12:52 EST; Hi Barney, The TD plug is brass, and the sump is cast aluminum. Given that the bernz torch with the standard tip can put out a lot of heat, don't you think that playing the flame around the plug onto; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02014.html (12,481 bytes)
8. Re: TD Oil Drain Plug (score: 1): Author: JMerz140 <JMerz140@aol.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 19:58:16 EST; You and I said essentially the same thing with regard to the heat except you overlooked one great feature of the TD. It has an aluminum pan, not steel. Jim; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02016.html (7,499 bytes)
9. Re: TD Oil Drain Plug (score: 1): Author: Ross MacPherson <arm@bc.sympatico.ca>; Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 17:31:31 -0800 (PST); <SNIP> No offense to Barney intended, he's usually right but DON"T DO THIS! The oil pan on your TD's XPAG is aluminum and will turn to some sort of metalic ash before it gets red hot. I'm not a metal; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02019.html (9,137 bytes)
10. Re: TD Oil Drain Plug (score: 1): Author: Bob MGT <BobMGT@aol.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 20:57:51 EST; How about trying some dry ice on the brass plug? Anybody ever used dry ice to loosen stuck parts? Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s) EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM 52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02022.html (8,003 bytes)
11. Re: TD Oil Drain Plug (score: 1): Author: barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord); Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 01:06:55 EST; On Tue, 30 Dec 1997 18:19:53 EST barneymg@juno.com (Barney Gaylord) after the plug with an acetylene or map gas torch. Brass will melt at a much lower temperature than steel, so you should be able to; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02032.html (7,985 bytes)
12. Re: TD Oil Drain Plug (score: 1): Author: Gregory Kirk <gkirk@empirenet.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 21:50:30 -0800; Easier and faster in effect than ice would be a can of Freezit or any other brand of componennt freeze. It's a spray used in electronics work to isolate heat sensitive problem components. It should b; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02035.html (8,921 bytes)
13. Re: TD Oil Drain Plug (score: 1): Author: Art Pfenninger <ch155@FreeNet.Buffalo.EDU>; Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 14:31:28 -0500 (EST); Taking Barnyey's suggestion a step further, you can drill a hole in the center of the plug and then with the biggest drill you have , enlarge the hole. You can then use a saber saw to cut towards the; /html/mgs/1997-12/msg02058.html (11,711 bytes)

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