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Byron1930 · 05-02-2014, 03:04 AM

Ok am I missing something?
I know it was Very hot day here in Darwin and the heat may have affected my Brain but I just tried to drain my oil for the first time on my Model A and for the life of me I can’t get my sump plug out.
I loosened the plug and it started to undo, then all of a sudden it just seemed to be spinning on the spot.
It looks like there are two separate threads. A big outer and then another in the middle where the plug head is. The Larger one is the one that is spinning.
I have stopped working on it and packed up because I have learnt when to call it a day before I destroy the car accidently.
Is this normal? my next step is just to drop the whole sump with the oil still inside and clean up the mess later.

colin1928 · 05-02-2014, 03:18 AM

Not normal
Sounds like it may have some sort of thread repair (helicoil) that is spinning
if that is the case remove the sump and weld a new bung in it

Mike V. Florida · 05-02-2014, 03:34 AM

The bung has broken away from the pan.

Byron1930 · 05-02-2014, 03:38 AM

Ok thanks guys I'll drop the whole sump tomorrow and investergate hopefully I can fix it

Growley bear · 05-02-2014, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Byron1930

Ok am I missing something?
I know it was Very hot day here in Darwin and the heat may have affected my Brain but I just tried to drain my oil for the first time on my Model A and for the life of me I can’t get my sump plug out.
I loosened the plug and it started to undo, then all of a sudden it just seemed to be spinning on the spot.
It looks like there are two separate threads. A big outer and then another in the middle where the plug head is. The Larger one is the one that is spinning.
I have stopped working on it and packed up because I have learnt when to call it a day before I destroy the car accidently.
Is this normal? my next step is just to drop the whole sump with the oil still inside and clean up the mess later.

That happened to me a couple months ago. The threaded insert is swedged to the pan. I drilled a hole through the drain plug to drain the oil, then pulled the pan. Snyder's sells an insert to replace the old one. I welded mine with an oxy acetylene outfit and it came out very well.

Chet

Marshall57 · 05-02-2014, 09:15 AM

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Had the same problem, had to pull the pan and weld the part back down. it is a strange way to make this part.

05-02-2014, 03:04 AM	#1
Byron1930 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Australia Posts: 22	Funky Sump plug Ok am I missing something? I know it was Very hot day here in Darwin and the heat may have affected my Brain but I just tried to drain my oil for the first time on my Model A and for the life of me I can’t get my sump plug out. I loosened the plug and it started to undo, then all of a sudden it just seemed to be spinning on the spot. It looks like there are two separate threads. A big outer and then another in the middle where the plug head is. The Larger one is the one that is spinning. I have stopped working on it and packed up because I have learnt when to call it a day before I destroy the car accidently. Is this normal? my next step is just to drop the whole sump with the oil still inside and clean up the mess later.

05-02-2014, 03:18 AM	#2
colin1928 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Australa Melbourne Posts: 878	Re: Funky Sump plug Not normal Sounds like it may have some sort of thread repair (helicoil) that is spinning if that is the case remove the sump and weld a new bung in it

05-02-2014, 03:34 AM	#3
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: Funky Sump plug The bung has broken away from the pan. __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

05-02-2014, 03:38 AM	#4
Byron1930 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Australia Posts: 22	Re: Funky Sump plug Ok thanks guys I'll drop the whole sump tomorrow and investergate hopefully I can fix it

05-02-2014, 09:15 AM	#6
Marshall57 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Elko Nevada Posts: 217	Re: Funky Sump plug Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Had the same problem, had to pull the pan and weld the part back down. it is a strange way to make this part.