Radiator Plug
#21
Yeah I matched the threads up and they seem to be the same pitch. Fits as well as the old brass plug on the RRC's. I was so happy when I found it worked stranded 30 miles from home I bought another as a spare the next day at my local O'Reilys. It can go in my other project Disco if I ever get it running.
#23
#24
Ah I remember reading somewhere that the brass plug wasn't available anymore so didn't know they were out there. I'm pretty sure the Dorman plug is an exact match for the threads. I compared threads and no light can be seen through them when held together. They don't look like a tapered pipe thread. The only minor concern I had was using a plug of a dissimilar metal and possible induced corrosion between the two metals. Hence I put a light coating of anti seize on the threads of mine the next day. I was hoping to find a brass plug in a junkyard one day. But I'll look into the roverfarm one now. Ofcourse some of these tasks get forgotten about until they become an issue.
#25
Do you need a new one of these?
Radiator Fill Plug - 1987-1995 | Land Rover Engine Parts at RoverParts.com
If so go to the hardware store and buy a 1/2" brass pipe plug for $1.19.
Put thread tape on the threads and screw it in and snug it up.
Here is the one for The Donor, broken, snapped off inside the radiator.
Here is the brass plug.
Here it is installed.
Including the time it took to drive to the hardware store it took me 15 min to replace the broken radiator plug.
I recommend taking your old plug with you to make sure you get a match on the threads.
Radiator Fill Plug - 1987-1995 | Land Rover Engine Parts at RoverParts.com
If so go to the hardware store and buy a 1/2" brass pipe plug for $1.19.
Put thread tape on the threads and screw it in and snug it up.
Here is the one for The Donor, broken, snapped off inside the radiator.
Here is the brass plug.
Here it is installed.
Including the time it took to drive to the hardware store it took me 15 min to replace the broken radiator plug.
I recommend taking your old plug with you to make sure you get a match on the threads.
#26
#27
Here is a brass one for $3.99
Radiator Brass Plug Ref: ERR4686B
RovahFarm for all your new Land Rover Parts and Accessories
It is the same thread as the DII diff fill plug.
Radiator Brass Plug Ref: ERR4686B
RovahFarm for all your new Land Rover Parts and Accessories
It is the same thread as the DII diff fill plug.
#28
Ahhhhhhhh, wish I had joined this forum 7 years ago when this infamous plug sprung a leak and I paid a tow truck to come ferry me and my Disco back home. I would have much rather paid $1.19 instead of a whopping $100 for the tow. Good info for anyone who is new to the forum.
#29
So if it's removed for any reason best to have a metal one ready to go back in.
#30
Ahhhhhhhh, wish I had joined this forum 7 years ago when this infamous plug sprung a leak and I paid a tow truck to come ferry me and my Disco back home. I would have much rather paid $1.19 instead of a whopping $100 for the tow. Good info for anyone who is new to the forum.