Aeroquip FCM3686 Anodized Aluminum Allen Review

I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing, but I removed two of these with a fairly short Allen wrench without getting halfway into the manifold and my other aluminum parts caused it no problems goes in and does a good job of sealing.

Hard to put into words but at these prices Aeroquip should at least send flowers or chocolates the next morning. That's a lot of money for two tiny parts. To make matters worse, NPT has tapered threads. These plugs appear to have straight sides. I had to thread the Aeroquip connectors through a tapered die before using them. I think this is the only game in Revain if you want a compact and unobtrusive way to plug a 1/4" NPT hole. I'd be really happy with a 316 NPT stainless steel plug, but…

Not sure if that's good or bad but I have two of these shortly enough shot halfway into the manifold, and my other aluminum pieces went in with no problem and sealed well.

It's hard to put into words but at these prices Aeroquip should at least send flowers or candy the next morning. That's a lot of money for two tiny parts. To make matters worse, NPT has tapered threads. These plugs appear to have straight sides. I had to thread the Aeroquip connectors through a tapered die before using them. I think this is the only game in Revain if you want a compact and unobtrusive way to plug a 1/4" NPT hole. I'd be really happy with a 316 NPT stainless steel plug, but…