Stripped sump plug in Malawi -HELP!
I made a terrible mistake; I let someone else prepare my bike for the trip Im now on and the bastard stripped my sump plug which I only discovered during my first oil change on the SA Moz borber. I then had it "repaired" by a guy in Nelspruit who fitted an insert that i was not happy about. Well Ive just tried to screw out the sump plug to drain the oil only to find, though not to my surprise, that the whole insert came out and that the thread which was holding it in place is virtually non existant. So, now Im in Blantyre, Malawi with what i think is an M16 stripped thread in my casing.
The way i see it I have a few options (other than double homicide); I can have a helicoil fitted, but only I guess if there is enough meat left around the hole to take one? I could try a thread repair epoxy product which i have with me that claims to repair threads of all kinds, problem is that it seems to be designed for repairs to a hole where one can access the back of the hole to tape it up while the curing process happens. Of course i cant get to the back of the hole... Thirdly as a desperate fix i could have the hole welded closed and then only be able to change the oil in the oil tank, but it shold get me back to CT..
Any pearls of wisdom would be much appreciated... Condolences and moral support also accepted.
JIm
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