

| Subject: | Re: block core heater |
| From: | Gnarlodious |
| Date: | Fri, 19 Oct 2001 18:51:26 -0600 |
Entity dieselwesty spoke thus: > How do you go about removing the freeze plug. It did not seem as if I could > just drill a hole in it and put a large screw in there and yank it out. It > there a tool for this? My experience is the sharp chisel, take the chisel to a shop and have it SHARP! The installation of the freeze plug is that it is pounded in the center and expands to fit tight. You must break this compression by cutting the disk of the metal, it then comes out easily. Remember the cylinder walls are in there so don't pound with a sledgehammer. Try not to damage the cast iron hole walls or the rubber seal won't. The heater only goes in one way due to the casting around the hole. Be aware that if you install it wrong when the coolant gets pressure the plug will pop out, so do the initial warmup in your driveway. I don't think it is terribly critical that the plug goes at that end of the block. It works most efficiently at the end with less metal mass, that is all. It's just that end is behind the mount and exhaust, that is the tough part. Rachel http://www.gnarlodious.com
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