All I can add is there are (at least?) 2 different sized plugs. I got caught by that when I found one at the wreckers to replace mine (fridge, '82. led not a meter, 182B? - I can never keep the numbers straight.)

FWIW, I did for a couple of years with no plug, I don't recall any problems not having one.

alistair

On 2013-06-27, at 9:09 AM, David Beierl wrote:

> At 10:55 AM 6/27/2013, Jamie Fitterer wrote:
>> Anyone know the size of the drain plug on the Westy Fridges?  I lost
>> my plug and now the fridge is burning out
> 
> I don't have one here to measure, but for what it's worth I'd expect
> it to be a US size.
> 
> If you cut a strip of popsicle stick and screw it into the hole you
> should be able to measure the pitch from that.  Given the pitch and
> the inside diameter I can probably tell you what the outside diameter
> should be.
> 
> Yrs,
> d