Drain plug removal
On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:56:55 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm,
clare at snyder.on.ca quickly quoth:
On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:03:43 -0600, "David Courtney"
wrote:
"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:58:26 GMT, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ivan
Suggestion: install a magnetic drain plug in its place once it's out.
It being a Chebby... the stock plug is magnetic.. ;-}
The one on my Poncho isn't. It's long and looks like it should be
magnetic, but if it is it's not strong enough to pick up iron filings
Que es este "Poncho", gringo? Early Chebbies had long shanks which
weren't magnetic. (My first job, fresh out of tech school, was at a
Chebby dealership. Starting with the "replace all motor mounts, adding
holddown cables 'cuz they break" campaign, I learned real quickly what
brand of auto -not- to buy. Dad was a Ford man and I saw why.)
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