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Old 01-28-2014, 08:20 AM   #48
jonathan180iq
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Iffy, can you get us a picture of badly the drain bolt is mangled? I've actually done the same thing on a buddy's Ford Focus. A pair of vice grips will usually grab enough of the head to seat the bolt until you can get a replacement. They don't have to be Herculean tight - just good and snug for now. I wouldn't leave an exposed hole in the bottom of the crankcase for too long - it'll start to dry out in there, or critters can get into it... Nothing worse than exploded field mouse lining the walls of the engine.
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