steel or aluminum plug for aluminum bung?
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steel or aluminum plug for aluminum bung?
this is probably a dumb question....
i'm going to have a bung welded into my oil pan for my oil return. (might as well while the motor is out! ) i wont actually be using it for a while, so i'm going to put a plug in it. should i use an aluminum plug, or steel?
how do i seal it up? anti-sieze? teflon paste?
i'm going to have a bung welded into my oil pan for my oil return. (might as well while the motor is out! ) i wont actually be using it for a while, so i'm going to put a plug in it. should i use an aluminum plug, or steel?
how do i seal it up? anti-sieze? teflon paste?
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You'll notice every fastener connected to our aluminum heads is steel, but this is why using proper torque is so important.
In your case, I'm assuming 3/8" NPT, your going to want to stay within 95-135in-lbs. (that's INCH-lbs, not ft-lbs). If you don't have a hex bit to put on your 1/4" drive torque wrench, use an allen key and a fish scale (seriously). Measure the allen wrench's long side in inches, and divide the above torque numbers by the largest whole number. Then apply that many pounds of pressure on the fish scale, with it's hook attached at the point where that whole number of inches fell.
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Yeah, I'd quesstimate too on a plug, just mentioned it for other more critical situations, and since I can't think of what combo of sockets and adapters I'd use for that size hex key (1/2?) that would mate up to my in-lb torque wrench.
Just put it in, put a regular ~4" allen on it, and act like you're curling a 25lb weight at the gym, something all of us besides hustler can relate to.
Just put it in, put a regular ~4" allen on it, and act like you're curling a 25lb weight at the gym, something all of us besides hustler can relate to.
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