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Originally Posted by 30 Closed Cab PU
When new did the pans have the inserts, or is the insert a repair insert if the hole is stripped?
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I believe the pans were made this way new. I have fixed one with a MIG, another leaks but the plug turns out, the other is a project in waiting.
One solution once you get the plug removed is the rubber stopper sort of fix. They sell a "hat shaped" device you put in much as was done in the old thermos bottles - this catches enough of the lip to reduce or eliminate the small leak in this area (around the ring.)
It may be possible to "stake" the ring with a punch just enough to make it stay stationary and allow the plug to turn out of it. Or - conversely - you may simply punch a hole in your oil pan and cause more work for yourself in getting it welded shut.
Of course by then the oil will be out of the pan making your repair that much easier.
Joe K