Coolant Freeze Plug Failed
06-04-2003, 04:57 PM
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rigth next to the oil pump, that metal shiny thing, was all rusted, i poked with a screw driver
and broke right thru with no effort, this caused the engine to dump coolant into teh oil system/oil pan
and fucked teh motor. damn it people CHANGE YOUR COOLANT
and broke right thru with no effort, this caused the engine to dump coolant into teh oil system/oil pan
and fucked teh motor. damn it people CHANGE YOUR COOLANT
06-04-2003, 06:21 PM
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06-04-2003, 07:08 PM
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That is what i call an AMU (******* mechanic unit) Issue. People complain when they get "nickel and dimed" when they goto mechanics, so they never flush coolant or anything like that, because they have to charge for the time spent.
06-05-2003, 02:35 PM
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just small bit of knowledge (seriously not being a dick)
there's no such thing as "freeze plugs" or "freeze out plugs". People are under some false belief that these things pop out when the block freezes or whatever.
They're called Core Plugs (there is one other name, but it's not freeze) and are used after the block is casted. The way the things are made they need a way to empty the sand out of the block, so they have those holes there, then obviously they need to plug the holes. The OEM plugs are of either the dish or disc type (dish - picture a small metal petri dish, disc- a concave disk with no "lip"). There are aftermarket core plugs called "expansion plugs" which use two washers, a nut, a bolt, and a rubber piece to make a very strong seal, and prevent what happened to your plugs. I'd reccommend "upgrading" to those since yours are obviously shot. To remove your core plugs do what you did to break the first one, tap a screwdriver through the center, angle and push it and pull the plugs out. Putting in expanson plugs are easy, sometimes dish plugs require a special tool but the bottom of a big screwdriver could work, disc plugs you put into the block in a convex form, then dimple the center to form the concave shape.
enjoy your new knowledge
kevin.
kevin.
there's no such thing as "freeze plugs" or "freeze out plugs". People are under some false belief that these things pop out when the block freezes or whatever.
They're called Core Plugs (there is one other name, but it's not freeze) and are used after the block is casted. The way the things are made they need a way to empty the sand out of the block, so they have those holes there, then obviously they need to plug the holes. The OEM plugs are of either the dish or disc type (dish - picture a small metal petri dish, disc- a concave disk with no "lip"). There are aftermarket core plugs called "expansion plugs" which use two washers, a nut, a bolt, and a rubber piece to make a very strong seal, and prevent what happened to your plugs. I'd reccommend "upgrading" to those since yours are obviously shot. To remove your core plugs do what you did to break the first one, tap a screwdriver through the center, angle and push it and pull the plugs out. Putting in expanson plugs are easy, sometimes dish plugs require a special tool but the bottom of a big screwdriver could work, disc plugs you put into the block in a convex form, then dimple the center to form the concave shape.
enjoy your new knowledge
kevin.
kevin.
06-05-2003, 03:07 PM
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uhh i really dont give a crap what its called, it failed because it rusted thru, from too much acid buildup and the corrosion that was formed, i never said the plug was weak and didnt hold a tight seal.