Oil plug
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From: east texas
Oil plug
I have run aground. I am putting another oil line from the front of the 400 to the rear where the oil sender is located. The plug is locked in tight. I took the one out of the spare 400 I have and it was no problem. I have tried all day to the point of getting the eazeout and drilling the plug. I still can't get the plug out. I have given up today but have to fix it tomorrow. 
Guess I can drill it completely out and hope not to mess the threads up.
Does anyone have a better answer? Thanks :-)
Guess I can drill it completely out and hope not to mess the threads up. Does anyone have a better answer? Thanks :-)
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From: Porterfield
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Most of those plugs are put in with a Brown Locktight.. I had to drill mine out cuz I strip out the allen head trying to get it out ..
I started with a drill bit the same size as the allen head then kept going bigger till I could just start to see threads, then took a cold chisle and caved it in and pulled it out with a vise grips.
I started with a drill bit the same size as the allen head then kept going bigger till I could just start to see threads, then took a cold chisle and caved it in and pulled it out with a vise grips.
Oil plug
You saved my bacon! Now I understand why it seems frozen in place.
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From: east texas
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If anyone is interested what I did was drill and tap the plug for the fitting I used. The plug is still in the block. Never budged the darn thing no matter what I tried lol.
