Question about Mag Hytec Tranny Pan

Question about Mag Hytec Tranny Pan

01-17-2005, 10:16 PM

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Kry226

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Question about Mag Hytec Tranny Pan

I just received my new regular capacity Mag Hytec tranny pan and I have a concern about the pre-drilled, but plugged 1/8 NPT port for the tranny temp gauge. I will not be running a temp gauge, at least for a little while. Reference the pictures below: The pictures show views of both inside and outside of the port. To me, it seems the plug is not screwed in very far, and this concerns me. I tried to turn it with the supplied allen wrench but it was very snug and I didn't want to possibly strip the port. It also appears to have some copper anti-sieze applied to the threads. Does anyone else's pan look like this? Should I be worried about losing the plug on the road, and consequently, transmission fluid? I thought I would try here first before trying to deal with someone in customer service at Mag Hytec.

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