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on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down with Ads! Again, thanks! | | | | Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 83 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 83 | Does anyone sell just the fill plug? Mines been busted off and I'm rebuilding this master, depending on how it looks inside.
1953 1 ton panel
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 83 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 83 | nevermind! found one that should work.
1953 1 ton panel
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,596 | | | | | | Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 83 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 83 | Mine is the same one as yours, except in worse shape. I could barely make out the words and the hex is busted off leaving a large hole in the top, which had a carved down broom handle end stuck in it.
1953 1 ton panel
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 334 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2005 Posts: 334 | Mine is original, and about the same shape as yours. Samantha
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | I've had a number or originals on 55-59's - problem with them is they corrode solid to the MC - a good practice if you want to keep an original is to source a large O-ring that will fit the cap as a gasket to keep it from seizing on - otherwise many vendors have plastic caps and a few have aluminum
Bill | | | | | Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 83 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 83 | When I pulled mine off it had a paper gasket. I'm sure it would have been seized if it didn't.
1953 1 ton panel
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | and the paper gasket got put on after the PO broke the hex off getting it open  Bill | | | | | Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 83 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 83 |
1953 1 ton panel
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