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How To Remove The Radiator Drain Plug

Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 10:22 pm
by Arthur Luke
I always have trouble with stripped off radiator drain plugs, tried all the tricks and end up drilling them out. Today I tried a new (for me) approach and it worked. I welded a large washer to the plug, then welded a nut to the washer.
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Forgot to take picture of washer welded to plug.

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Hopefully this will help someone else, surely I'm not the only one who gets cubs with boogered up drain plugs.