Fixing oil pan?

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

Put aVise-Grip on the plug head and pull as you turn.  It should come out.
If not, most FLAPS sell an expanding, rubber plug just for this.(Ghetto)
 You can't tap it out.  You might weld/braze a nut on the outside, which
would give you the new threads you want, but you'd have to pull the pan
anyway.
Best move: get a new pan.  And, if you are going to put a new pan on, just
puncture the old one to get the oil out.
BTW, the best tool for removing/replacing those difficult pan bolts by the
flywheel is a 1/4" drive wobble extension.
(and use an inch/pound torque wrench when you put those bolts back in)

Larry  sandiego16V

> A few weeks ago I went to change the oil in my car ('86 8v) for the first
> time since I bought it a few months ago. I started unscrewing the oil
drain
> plug, and was suprised at how easy it was to turn. It kept turning and
> turning, but wasn't comming out of the oil pan any further. So looks like
> it's stripped. Soooo
>
> 1) I could just drill out the old hole and cut new threads with a tap/die
(I
> always forget which is which). And of course get a new bolt
>
> 2) Just get a new oil pan.
>
> Regardless of what I do, I'm trying to figure out a *CLEAN* (controled
> stream) way of getting the oil in the engine out. ( The best thing I can
> think of is to just unscrew the oil filter, but then there will still be
oil
> in oil pan. So who's got a suggestion?
>
> Oh and also. I'm in seattle, where the summer climate ranges from 70-90,
> what kind of oil should I put in my car? I looked in the bentely but it
> really didn't seem straight forward. Either SAE 20W-50 or SAE 20W-40 for
the
> multi grade oils.
>
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