Well guys, was working on my Ford 1500 this afternoon doing some odds and ends so I can move it out of the barn to work on my 2606 next week. This 2 cylinder Shibaura diesel has a radiator drain that comes out the block about half way up on the left side above the starter. I ended up breaking it off flush with the block. The radiator drain appears to be aluminum as it is soft metal. Since it is aluminum I can't just put a welder on it. The easy out I had was too small. As soon as I get the right size easy out, I assume it will come out, I hope anyway, but I may need an extension on an easy out.
This hole in the block I believe is some type of 3/8" british G tapered thread or else metric. The tapered G thread used by the Japanese builders has a different taper and a slightly different thread count than a 3/8" NPT. Assuming I can find some type of extension to get on a 3/8" pipe tap so I'll have some leverage, how hard is it to tap a cast iron block to NPT? Thanks.
This hole in the block I believe is some type of 3/8" british G tapered thread or else metric. The tapered G thread used by the Japanese builders has a different taper and a slightly different thread count than a 3/8" NPT. Assuming I can find some type of extension to get on a 3/8" pipe tap so I'll have some leverage, how hard is it to tap a cast iron block to NPT? Thanks.