1st gen freeze plugs

[Boswoj]

It seems like it is always the little things.....

One of the freeze plugs is out of the 12a that I am preparing to install. I bought a used motor and when it arrived, the lowest freeze plug on the back housing was sitting on the pallet about six inches from the hole. I stuck my finger in, and there was a bit of rusty goo but not too much. I pulled as much out as I could with the tip of my finger and intend to flush the rest out. The guy I bought it from said it has not been stored either with water in it, or where it could freeze. Of all the things that I have done to my race and street cars I have never had to replace a freeze plug - and I don't see in any of the manuals that I have instructions for installing them. I assume they are a fairly simple press fit? Is any adhesive or sealer used to hold them in? Anybody out there with some experience want to clue me in?

Thanks - Boswoj

[This message has been edited by Boswoj (edited April 08, 2003).]

[Speed Raycer]

Go ahead and replace them all. If one's bad, they're all suspect. The one you don't replace will come back and bite you in the butt on race day.

The brass ones are a simple press fit. Put them in the freezer to "ensmallinate" them and smear a thin film of silicone around them. Use a socket to help tap them in the hole. There are rubber ones that you stick in the hole and tighten to expand the rubber, but they're not a perminant(sp?) fix.

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