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Originally Posted by turf3
If what you already have is more or less what's picture, then do as you said - take the part on the left out (there's very little chance of getting a good seal on a non flat piece of thin sheet metal with a fiber gasket and coarse threads), clean everything to within an inch of its life, then reinstall it using JB Weld or equivalent to make a solid seal and give the joint mechanical stability. The fiber gasket will be soaked with oil so toss it. Epoxy won't adhere to anything that's oily.
Then you can install the pipe plug shown on the right, with teflon tape around the threads, and you'll have an oil tight seal.
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It's worth a shot. Thanks!
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