leaking oil drain plug

my drain plug on my 65 260 motor drips, not alot but if its parked long enough is might 4" or so. It has 73K and it has probably seen alot of oil changes.
i bought a new plug and crush washer and have it cinched up good/tite.
can i put something on the threads to stop the leak. is teflon tape acceptable.any tricks?

I'm not a big fan of teflon tape anywhere near engine oil. If it somehow gets loose into the oil circuits it can sometimes cause more harm than good.

The crush washer is OK for a while, and then they start to leak. Better is to get a drain plug that's been set up for a rubber o-ring and then replace the ring once a year or so. If you can't find a plug with an o-ring, maybe you could have a machine shop cut a groove into the underside of the plug head to accept one. I've also seen good luck with those rubber drain plugs that need a special tool to insert/remove them - most of the time, they don't leak.

Bob--listen to Gordon! That's a great fix he is reccomending and don't be tempted to crank down very much on that drain plug to make that leak stop. I believe the torque spec is only 8-9 ft pounds
and those plugs are easy to strip I understand from reading here.

Good luck on getting this issue sorted--I know even a little drop of oil on the garage floor is one drop too much!

gordon, any leads on that rubber plug. i googled it and nothing.
i found: a valve that goes in so no more wrenches but that might leak also and an oversized drain plug "repair" with self cutting threads(no thanks).
i will head to the grandaddy of auto parts store in town and see what they have to offer.

Bob:

Try one of these:

http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_Oil-Drain-Plug-Gaskets-Metal-Rubber-M18-Dorman---Autograde_22149615-P_N3126_A%7CGRP2037___?cm_mmc=ACQ-_-National--Keywordless-_-StoreKeywordless-_-Ad

Or these:

http://www.sherco-auto.com/drainlpluggasket.htm

Personally, though, I like and use these:

http://www.suresealdrainplug.com/oringdrainplugs.html

Bob-any help here? (scroll down for drain plugs and more down for washers)
http://www.sherco-auto.com/drainlpluggasket.htm

Oops-this link already posted! But have you tried any "Tiger" web-sites?