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You can use rubber freeze plugs. That was fairly easy as you can get access to it.
Once you get the old one out your need to pound the.
How to change freeze plugs. You can purchase a complete freeze plug kit or you can buy individual plugs if you need to only replace one or two. We highly recommend brass plugs for a lasting. A basic tutorial on how to replace freeze plugs on an engine.
How to Replace Freeze Plugs in Engines Step 1. Drain the antifreeze from your car so it doesnt spill on the ground when you remove the freeze plug. Drill three holes just above the lip of each plug on the chamfer of the plug bore in the block.
38 bit and drill the holes on a 45-degree angle until they. Insert the flat end of the screwdriver into the freezer plug and tap it with a hammer until the eyelids are raised and protrude. Be careful not to push the freezing.
How To Fix Bad Freeze Plugs. First off seal up the freeze plug with a sealant. This isnt a permanent solution though.
The sealant only helps to prevent the leakage until you can get replacement parts. If youve gotten replacement parts already heres what you should do. Hit the freeze plug repeatedly until it almost pops out completely.
When the plug is removed the hole will be cleaned with a piece of sandpaper to help remove the corrosion and older sealant and the new freeze plug will be installed. The freeze plug will probably need to be drilled or cut out which can damage your engine block if youre not careful. Once you get the old one out your need to pound the.
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Discussion Starter 1 Dec 6 2014. Hey all I got my LB7 on the stand awaiting new head gaskets. You can use rubber freeze plugs.
Theyre a thick disk of rubber between two disks of metal. You slip them into place and tighten a nut to squeeze the rubber. I had a similar problem– right above the frame.
The rubber plugs lasted 4 years without incident until I pulled the motor. The freeze plug that blew out was new it had some RTV on it. I talked to the guy who ran the shop where the work was done and he gave me a handful of freeze plugs of different depths.
That was the warranty. I have a 13 psi radiator cap. I am going to try the expandable plug for now just to get the cam broken in and well see how that goes.
Removing Freeze Plugs are easier than you think. Dont pay a shop 30 bucks to do it. Save yourself some cash with your next rebuild n give it a try.
This process is pretty simple you just want to be careful not to push the freeze plug back into the coolant passage in the process of trying to remove it. To help in. Replacing a freeze plug can be a frustrating job since it requires the draining and refilling of your cooling system and the old plug will likely have to be destroyed.
The day before this leak I replaced a leaking freeze plug on the side of the block where there are 3 of them. That was fairly easy as you can get access to it. Now the leak is right in the area where the engine meets the transmission housing.
And its a coolant leak so the only thing that leaks coolant in that area are the 2 freeze plugs.