spark plug in oil pan drain instead of bolt

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> jim wrote:
> >
> > Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> >> You are talking to an offroader here, I 'know' how hard those rocks that
> >> get tossed by the tires when driving on gravel roads, hit things. That
> >> twangggg noise by the ear is real unnerving as a rock takes a chunk out
> >> of a roll bar or punches through my 'glass fender top, even though the
> >> fender is rubber under coated.
> >>
> >> I learned way back to keep my elbow 'inside' the window opening also....
> >
> > So your point is what? Doesn't sound like any of that would gain you any
> > particularly useful knowledge regarding how difficult it is to break the ceramic
> > part of a spark plug that is surrounded by metal.
> >
> >> And ceramic shatters....
> >
> > The part of the ceramic encased in steel doesn't shatter easily. If you were to
> > crawl under the OP's car with a hammer and small chisel you would find that it
> > is easier to punch a hole in the oil pan than shatter the ceramic inside the
> > plug.
> >
> > -jim
>
> LOL! Ya right, tell that to all the folks that have snapped them off
> with spark plug wrenches! Man you are too much.

Anyone who has done that knows that makes the spark plug useless but doesn't
cause a leak.

I'm beginning to doubt you have ever even seen a sparkpug. The part that
extends from the metal casing is easy to break. Break off all your spark plugs
in your engine and you won't create a compression leak because the part encased
in metal will still be intact.


>
> So the long and the short of it is 'You' would do this repair and think
> it was safe right?

I said what I said. You claimed rocks or something would break the porcelain and
create a leak. I said you obviously never attempted breaking the part of the
ceramic inside a spark plug to intentionally break the seal.

-jim



>
> Mike
> >
> >> Anyhow, I am sure the OP has it figured that some of us think it is a no
> >> no to use a spark plug for a drain plug.
> >>
> >>>
> >>>> You have a point about the troll, but man I have seen and done some
> >>>> wicked jury rigs sometimes to get home....
> >>>>
> >>>> Mike
> >>>> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> >>>> 'New' frame in the works for '08. Some Canadian Bush Trip and Build
> >>>> Photos: http://mikeromainjeeptrips.shutterfly.com
> >>>
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