PM
Guru
- Joined
- Oct 7, 2012
- Messages
- 3,145
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Best Alternative
- Vessel Make
- 36 Albin Aft Cabin
While the engine is out of the boat I want to replace the drain plug assembly which is on it now. The drain plug is very difficult to get to and I could never get a large enough pan under the engine to catch the old oil. Presently there is a drain plug with a hose attached which allows me to suction the used oil out of the pan. It actually works very well but it leaks. It's kind of a complicated piece. It tightens into the pan with an allen wrench and the hose comes out of a swivel type ring halfway in.
Can't seem to find a replacement. How about just a barbed fitting into the pan ? I could put a stopper into the end or a ball valve at the end away from the engine.
Kind of a shocker when I learned the oil pan was cast aluminum, would brass be compatible ? (Fresh water)
Pete
Can't seem to find a replacement. How about just a barbed fitting into the pan ? I could put a stopper into the end or a ball valve at the end away from the engine.
Kind of a shocker when I learned the oil pan was cast aluminum, would brass be compatible ? (Fresh water)
Pete