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Subject:Re: Now freeze plugs, Was Oops - I let the engine freeze
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 4 Feb 2011 13:27:11 -0500
At 10:32 PM 2/3/2011, Tom Hargrave wrote:
>Freeze plugs really aren't "freeze plugs" - the plugs are inserted into
>holes left by the block casting process. The holes, or more correctly the
>bridges, are needed to hold a sand core in place while the casing is being

Which is why the technical name for them is core plugs...

Yours,
David