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Name this...item - wurm - 09-08-2019
Okay, anyone know what the heck this is? i was topping off the tires on my wife's car and saw this thing lying in the grass a few feet in front of the vehicle. I have no idea whether it even came from her vehicle or just randomly blew there from somewhere else. For what it's worth, it's hollow and has no real substance to it; more like a dummy plug to keep water out of whatever hole it may screw into. Thoughts?
Re: Name this...item - N-OS X-tasy! - 09-08-2019
Metal or plastic?
Re: Name this...item - Speedy - 09-08-2019
Drain plug, for sure. What model car parks there?
Re: Name this...item - GGD - 09-08-2019
If it's plastic, might also be something from a lawn sprinkler system.
Or maybe fell off of a lawn mower.
Re: Name this...item - mikebw - 09-08-2019
Maybe one of those adjustable rubber bumpers for a hood, trunk or rear hatch. What car?
https://www.autozone.com/collision-body-parts-and-hardware/hood-and-hatch-bumper/help-hood-bumper-assortment-contains-large-and-small-hex-head-bumper-fit-hood-and-trunk-lid-for-chrysler-gm-and-honda/102991_0_0
Re: Name this...item - wurm - 09-08-2019
It's plastic. The car it was found in front of is a 2010 BMW 335i convertible. Not likely from the mower, as we never mow in that area.
Re: Name this...item - Carm - 09-08-2019
With that o ring color and size. It’s probably a drain plug from radiator of a newer car. Or another tank off of a car. Looks like someone was working on their car and forgot to toss it in the trash.
What does it smell like (anything related to radiator or oil)?
Re: Name this...item - wurm - 09-08-2019
No real odor to it. Of course, I washed it off and got the mud and dirt that was inside. The end of it is hollow almost all the way to the inside of the (10-11mm) plastic "head". it must have been in the tall grass a while and none of the vehicles is acticg strangely so I'm guessing it's nothing important...but what the hell do I know.
Re: Name this...item - testcase - 09-08-2019
Looks like it has an "O" ring. That means it's supposed to seal something.
"it's hollow and has no real substance to it; more like a dummy plug to keep water out of whatever hole it may screw into"
I doubt a lightweight plug would be used to seal a vehicle's engine. I have seen lightweight synthetic material plugs used in garden equipment.
Re: Name this...item - Yoyodyne ArtWorks - 09-08-2019
Looks like it could be a sealing plug for a vacuum port of some description. For example, motorcycles have ports that allow a vacuum gauge to be attached so multiple carbs or fuel injector throttle bodies can be synchronized.
Edit: Never mind, it’s too big for that, plus the plastic wouldn’t handle the engine heat.