Oil Drain Plug....RTV!

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It's possible the, ah, "mechanic" (in quotes because no he's not, if he pulled that crap) glooped it up with RTV not because the threads were bad but because the plug gasket was bad or missing. If you're fortunate enough to have good (or repairable-with-a-tap) original-size threads in the pan's drain plug hole, install a Chrysler part № 6035 417, which is a drain plug with a built-on, permanent, very beefy, non-losable steel-backed gasket that seals a whole lot better than a separate gasket ever did. Best buy that plug before removing the old one; any dealer will have it in stock.

If you're not fortunate and the threads are hosed, then the "mechanic" who hosed the threads can freakin' well pay for the repairs to put it back in the condition it was in before he hamfisted it.
On this same topic, we found the plug on ours somewhat hosed......I used a thread chaser kit and that went ok but I dont have a new stock plug to try......the threads are cut but they also seem a little flattened out......thing I should go bogger then?
 
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Re quickie lubes, when I got my used 82 Aries, it was dripping from the oil drain. There was a rubber bulb stuck in the hole that looked like intended as a temp plug. I envisioned a lube place with a box of them for use each time they dropped the drain nut down the funnel and didn't want to retrieve it. Years later the camshaft was ruined (OHC loses oil first) when a drive-away car delivery place had the oil changed (didn't authorize, but charged me $$) before having a clueless German tourist drive it across the country. They left the nut loose and dripping, so it arrived w/ 1 qt of oil in the pan and the valve-train clacking. The driver was supposed to check the oil level "every 100 miles", but didn't understand cars. That is why I do my own oil changes - easier and no stress.

You do know you can buy metal ramps to drive the front end up on? They are rated ~4000 lb. Cheap on craigslist. I agree that jackstands look scary when you must crawl underneath. Just today I was getting my 96 Voyager minivan ready to pull the transmission. I jack it up and support on the frame-rails w/ a lattice of 4x4's cut from old redwood fence posts. That is very solid.
 
SlantsixDan is right about the 6035417 plug. It's a far better plug.
The gasket is non removable from the plug and pretty hard to screw up.

But, I've seen guys that could bust an anvil with a glass hammer.:BangHead:
 
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