Vance,
Misery loves company. I have been there and done that. You are not alone my
friend. I had some leakers too. It was recomended to me to use Hylomar sealer
on the plugs which is what I used. But to be honest I don't think it was the
best stuff to use. The plugs I resealed I used some non hardening permetex
which sealed them up real good. To remove the leakers that I had I just used a
screw driver and a hammer. I put the screw driver on the edge at about the 12
o'clock position and tapped just hard enough to rotate the bottom edge out.
Then I was able to pull them out of the opening. You don't want to rap on them
to hard and potentially drive them in deeper. You may want to use new plugs
since their not to expensive if you think that the ones that you removed aren't
giving you a good tight fit. I think that's what I did. Good Luck!
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Cheers,
Dave Mahlmeister
72 tr6 rolling restore
> Listers:
>
> Since the wife doesn't care, I will whine to you.
>
> Worked on the 6 last night. Got the OD cable routed to the
> new OD (thanks for the tips, everyone).
> Poured coolant into the brand new motor. Tightened some
> dripping hose clamps, and thought everything was ready to go for the
> start up. WRONG!
> I have THREE weeping freeze plugs. How on earth could anyone
> mess up putting in freeze plugs!?!?! They are as complicated as an
> anvil, and about as reliable. This is proof that there is nothing
> so simple that I cannot screw it up. ARRRRGH! One of them is on
> the back of the head. Double ARRRGH!
> So, no start up.
> I thought about putting in some stop leak, but that seems
> like a cop out. I am thinking I will just replace the plugs without
> pulling the motor. I will use permatex on them this time.
> Any tips or tricks on doing freeze plugs with the motor
> in the car? Here is my plan: Pull the plugs using a big screw
> twisted into each plug. Insert the new plugs using a bottle
> jack, since it seems unlikely that I will be able to drive them
> in using a socket and hammer in the tight confines of the engine
> compartment.
> Somebody remind me why I thought this would be FUN. Perhaps
> it is the thrill of victory when you subdue that LBC that seems
> determined to turn you into a clock tower sniper. At this rate, it
> is gonna be a while before I experience that thrill.
>
> Vance
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