The plastic plug came out of the RV water heater without any issues! I found a steel 1/2" NPT plug and used that to clean up the threads in the Aluminum tank. It worked great. Then I bought a plumbers round steel wire brush and cleaned it up a little more and inserted a new brass plug using liquid "pipe dope". It worked great and I hope the dope works better than the tape, at least there wont be little bits and pieces of it down stream. It looks like it has had a steady minor thread leak for a long time from the looks of the mineral buildup around the plug. Everything work out very well and the RV is now ready for another road trip!
Got that all taken care of and then concentrated on the mower. It lost a clip that held the level control lever link on and one side started digging into the dirt. I didn't thank a lot about it until something else broke. Had to stop mowing. Fixed the link but the broken part may need some welding. Talked to welder owning neighbor and will take it over this weekend for welding. In the mean time I drilled and bolted the parts together so I could finish mowing.
Now to get back to the regularly scheduled chores and maintenance!
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