Ok there was 1 tread that had a part # but that # is NLA at any of my local parts stores. I also tried to get them to look for the size and they said they couldnt they needed to know what kinda car to referance it to. The 1 guy that did look I dont think looked to hard.

Thanks and also post where you got your plug from.

 

whats the application intake or rear plate? the intakes are 20mm and just go to a local machine shop screw the parts stores. Go to a machine shop they have drawers and drawers of them. I got mine for like 15 cents a pop!

 

Dorman Part# 555-101 NLA

I just called a machine shop they dont have any in that size. And yes intake 20mm.

 

RockAuto will sell you ten for $3.70

 

I got mine at Autozone for one penny each. Try there. If they tell you they don't have them they are wrong. They just don't know where to look. I called my local Autozone one day and asked if they carried Redline Water Wetter. They told me no. Later that week I was in the store for something else, and lo and behold there it was on the shelf.

Don't let the sales staff tell you what they do and don't carry. The turnover rate is so high at some of the parts places I go to that I probably have more experience in the store than the employees do

 

There is tons of fab shops where you live and machine shops call some up. Dont give them par tnumbers tell them you need 20mm expansion plugs

 

Guys you are not understanding every where I call and go to I tell them what i need 20mm freeze plug. Answer most of the time is "for what car". I say 1985 rx7 with a 12A engine. This is just getting me NO where I need a current part # of any kind the one above does not cross referance to a newer part #

 

Tell them you need one out of their loose parts bins...

 

jesus man... i just walked into one of many machine shops and said " Yo i need a 20mm expansion plug" guy walked to cabinet opened drawer and gave me two of them!

Where ever you going there ******* idiots (which i found out to visit wifes family in E-town) or they dont want to break out the gauge and check sizes!

 

Here are all of the applications for that Dorman part #. The Dorman website does not say that they are NLA. Also a lot of newer and popular cars use that size, so I doubt they would be discontinued.

https://www.dormanproducts.com/cgi-b...gory_list=:0:0

 

That helped out so much 3 auto parts stores that told me they didnt have them have them for 1 of the cars in the list. I ll post a part number to help others.

 

part # from bumper to bumper is 555-312 cost .63 each.

I used a 92 escort gt with a 1.8 when i called and its the freeze plug in the head.