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Subject:Re: Oops - I let the engine freeze
From:Ken Wilford
Date:Thu, 3 Feb 2011 17:05:18 -0500

Dave, you are going to have to pull the push rod tube covers off and
take a look.  It could be the freeze out plugs or the gasket itself that
has gone.  If it is the plugs then you can get to them from the bottom
of the engine without taking things apart.  They are only a couple of
dollars each.  Hope this helps,

On 2/3/2011 4:22 PM, David Vickery wrote:
> We got down to minus 25 degrees (farenheit) the last couple days and I am assuming the coolant in my 2.1 engine froze because I started it up now that the weather is better and coolant was dripping pretty heavily from the tin covering the passenger side head.
>
> Anyone with experience related to this?  Is it likely just a freeze plug that needs to be replaced now?   Are they easy to get to?  Could it be anything else?
>
> Thanks
> Dave in Fort Collins
>

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