omega0684
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 05:56 PM |
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Another Hurdle to overcome
evening all,
on sunday i have to drill out my drain plug on my diff in order to top it up oil after examination. went to my bolt supplier today and he
doesn't stock them! and its not worth him ordering one in. (as i only need one)
so i grovel at the mercy of the Locost Forum, can anyone get hold of or know someone that can get hold of an M20 x 1.5 (super fine pitch) bolt approx
25mm in length?
Alex
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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P ?
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 05:59 PM |
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tried baps for bolts ? one in doncaster
http://www.bapp.co.uk/home
[Edited on 9/3/10 by P ?]
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blakep82
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 06:04 PM |
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can't you get drain plugs from halfords? i know i;ve seen them somewhere, and thats the only place i've been...
edit: ah! maybe it was here
http://www.gartrac.com/store/images/products/GAR1139_expanded.jpg
its for a atlas axle, but worth a call maybe? check the specs?
[Edited on 9/3/10 by blakep82]
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 06:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
can't you get drain plugs from halfords? i know i;ve seen them somewhere, and thats the only place i've been...
One of the halfords near me has a whole side of an aisle for sump bolts
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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dave r
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 06:15 PM |
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thats conduit thread
electrical wholesalers for a metal blanking plug ?
or a brass male bush and a penny soldered over the hole ?
[Edited on 9/3/10 by dave r]
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r1_pete
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 06:16 PM |
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Not exactly locost but is
THIS any good?
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mediabloke
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 06:18 PM |
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Don't mess about - get a replacement backplate and either remove the existing plug or get a new one from these
people.
I got my backplate from the kind lads at MK for a few quid, and the plug was about £4. Gives you chance to check the condition of the crownwheel
teeth too, if you're sad like me. 
And....while you're at it, you could extend the length of the breather, to stop diff oil coating the underside of your floor! 
Might need to disconnect one of the flexy fuel hoses, which I found were in the way of my wrench, but at least done=done.
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omega0684
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 06:25 PM |
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i bow at your prowess fellow locostbuilders
im sure this will do the job
ebay linky
Bit more than i was hoping to pay though 
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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blakep82
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 06:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
i bow at your prowess fellow locostbuilders
im sure this will do the job
ebay linky
Bit more than i was hoping to pay though
ah yeah, ideal!
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omega0684
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 06:31 PM |
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quote:
you could extend the length of the breather, to stop diff oil coating the underside of your floor!
do you know where i can get a replacement breather pipe from?
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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BenB
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 06:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
quote:
you could extend the length of the breather, to stop diff oil coating the underside of your floor!
do you know where i can get a replacement breather pipe from?
You don't need a replacement pipe just a length of fine bore tubing that will fit snuggly over the end of the breather pipe and not collapse
under a bit of vacuum. I used a bit of narrow bore clear syphon tubing from B+Q (about 50p a metre)....
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BenB
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 06:38 PM |
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Unless you breather pipe has snapped off in which case you obviously do 
Worth installing a longer pipe, my diff was venting oil mist out of the breather meaning it ran out of oil. then again it was superlightweight stuff,
heavier jollop would probably have been okay.
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mediabloke
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 06:42 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
[I used a bit of narrow bore clear syphon tubing from B+Q (about 50p a metre)....
^^^What Ben said, but I got some tubing with an O/D to fit the hole in the backplate (which didn't already have the stub of breather hose).
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stevec
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 07:11 PM |
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I may have something at work that will do, I will look and send you a text in the morning.
Steve
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omega0684
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 07:26 PM |
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cheers steve!
I love Pinto's, even if i did get mine from P&O!
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02GF74
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 08:02 PM |
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halford do sump plugs.
that stainlesss one looks nice but I'd be less than happy with it due to the small allen key to undo it - rather have a big F.O. bolt head to
grab.
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Blackbird Rush
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 08:49 PM |
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Alex,
You could always do what i did.....
Ash
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 09:31 PM |
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I got this one from ebay it has a magnet built in like the original it was from a seller in Hong Kong
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See ebay item 180291823858 just email them tell them what size thread and they will send you the right one.
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
http://www.triangleltd.com
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bmseven
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 11:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by big-vee-twin
I got this one from ebay it has a magnet built in like the original it was from a seller in Hong Kong
See ebay item 180291823858 just email them tell them what size thread and they will send you the right one.
Don't think it will be here by sunday tho
BMW 7 Resource
Bures Pit anyone?
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mediabloke
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| posted on 9/3/10 at 11:46 PM |
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I forgot that I still have the spare one from MK's backplate. It's not perfect, having been removed with a stilson / mole grips, but the
thread's intact and you could weld a nut to the top to insert / extract it for topups.
Assuming std 1st-class post is okay, I'd be happy to post it to you?
Francis.
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