* JB-weld it closed and always use the dipstick tube method

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* JB-weld it closed and always use the dipstick tube method


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I'd go with an expandable plug and then the dipstick method.

So, two years later, how did this work out?

-Rog

After trial and error, including trying at least one other bolt of the same width and pitch, an M12-1.50 drain bolt from Napa worked on the Meistersatz pan. The part # is 7041384.

I have always had good luck with these:


https://www.fumotooildrainvalve.com/f109sx-new-generation-fumoto-r-valve-with-12mm-1-5-thread-size-clone-.html

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Thanks for all the good info!