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This question actually relates to a motorcycle but the question is universal: it's mechanical.
Consider that the choices here for the plug metal are SS and aluminum.
With an aluminum case, is SS absolutely ideal for the drain plug?
Can an aluminum plug be used just as well?
I ask this because I am entertaining adapting a brass oil temp. sender to a new drain plug as the easiest port to tap for temperature. If I could use an aluminum plug (with a Neodymium magnet), that would be easier to machine than SS. My concern is long germ viability of the thread mating with aluminum-on-aluminum.
Consider that the choices here for the plug metal are SS and aluminum.
With an aluminum case, is SS absolutely ideal for the drain plug?
Can an aluminum plug be used just as well?
I ask this because I am entertaining adapting a brass oil temp. sender to a new drain plug as the easiest port to tap for temperature. If I could use an aluminum plug (with a Neodymium magnet), that would be easier to machine than SS. My concern is long germ viability of the thread mating with aluminum-on-aluminum.