| Gas tank drain plug [message #349069] |
Tue, 08 October 2019 12:16  |
Wardhill
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I need to tighten mine as it has a slight leak . It looks like an Allen key type fitting can anybody tell me what size it is. I believe they are stock
Thanks
Jeff
Jeffrey Fleming
1976 edgemonte
Living in Maine
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| Re: [GMCnet] Gas tank drain plug [message #349070 is a reply to message #349069] |
Tue, 08 October 2019 12:30  |
James Hupy
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Proceed with extreme caution on those drain plugs. More often than not,
they are not loose, but are seeping fuel around the outside perimeter of
the fitting. I use a 3/8" drive breaker bar with an Allen socket. Sneak up
on the torque by gradually increasing your pull on the breaker bar. If it
won't budge, clean the area thoroughly, and wipe it clean and inspect to
see what you have. If it leaks around the fitting, try epoxy.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Oregon
On Tue, Oct 8, 2019, 10:17 AM Jeffrey Fleming via Gmclist <
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> I need to tighten mine as it has a slight leak . It looks like an Allen
> key type fitting can anybody tell me what size it is. I believe they are
> stock
> Thanks
> Jeff
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> Jeffrey Fleming
> 1976 edgemonte
> Living in Maine
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| Re: [GMCnet] Gas tank drain plug [message #349078 is a reply to message #349070] |
Tue, 08 October 2019 16:17 |
Emery Stora
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Years back I could not get them out with a hex wrench. I finally used a small pipe on the two or three threads showing. They turned right out.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Frederick CO
> On Oct 8, 2019, at 11:30 AM, James Hupy via Gmclist wrote:
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> Proceed with extreme caution on those drain plugs. More often than not,
> they are not loose, but are seeping fuel around the outside perimeter of
> the fitting. I use a 3/8" drive breaker bar with an Allen socket. Sneak up
> on the torque by gradually increasing your pull on the breaker bar. If it
> won't budge, clean the area thoroughly, and wipe it clean and inspect to
> see what you have. If it leaks around the fitting, try epoxy.
> Jim Hupy
> Salem, Oregon
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> On Tue, Oct 8, 2019, 10:17 AM Jeffrey Fleming via Gmclist gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>
>> I need to tighten mine as it has a slight leak . It looks like an Allen
>> key type fitting can anybody tell me what size it is. I believe they are
>> stock
>> Thanks
>> Jeff
>> --
>> Jeffrey Fleming
>> 1976 edgemonte
>> Living in Maine
>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Gas tank drain plug [message #349083 is a reply to message #349069] |
Tue, 08 October 2019 17:18 |
jessfarr
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Don't worry too much about tightening, just hope you don't meet or anger the one that took it out.
jofarr, Soddy tn
74 canyonland, 76 ?? & a 78 Curtis special
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I need to tighten mine as it has a slight leak . It looks like an Allen key type fitting can anybody tell me what size it is. I believe they are
stock
Thanks
Jeff
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1976 edgemonte
Living in Maine
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| Re: Gas tank drain plug [message #349086 is a reply to message #349069] |
Tue, 08 October 2019 19:00 |
Wackster
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Jeff,
Both my tanks are out right now - just checked. My drain plugs require a 1/4-inch hex key or hex-socket drive.
Jim Wack - 1976 23' Crestmont
Baltimore, Maryland
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