Ouch. You must've done it. I used a shaped piece of hardwood to get the plug out and several pieces of 2X4. One other engines I wound up cutting it with a cold pack chisel. This is a last resort, and don't be too free with leading edge of the chisel. On a 25 year-old car thing can get pretty frozen.
Good luck. robert luis rabello wrote: >Mike Weaver wrote: > > > >>They are not hard to install but getting the freeze plug(s) out is not >>that much fun. >> >> > > It's easier when the engine is out because there's more room. You >might have to loosen the engine mounts and lift the engine with a >floor jack from the pan (using a block of wood beneath it to ensure it >doesn't crush). Next, drain the cooling system. Use a screwdriver >and a mallet to drive ONE inside edge of the freeze plug into the >block, so that the other edge comes out. Once you can get a vice grip >on it, pull UP and out. Dab a bit of vaseline on the block heater to >make it go in easier. Carefully drive it in, using a short length of >pipe that fits loosely into the new plug. When it's in, score one >edge of the plug and block with a screwdriver, then seal the plug with >a SMALL bead of silicone. Let it dry and cure according to the >instructions. Wire it up. Fill your cooling system and check for >leaks. Once you're confident it DOESN'T leak, warm up the engine and >check again. > > > >robert luis rabello >"The Edge of Justice" >Adventure for Your Mind >http://www.newadventure.ca > >Ranger Supercharger Project Page >http://www.members.shaw.ca/rabello/ > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
