Hi Jim.? Consider this.? Pulling the head may give you the most correct fit,
and also may be quicker, all things considered.? When I was racing, and had to
pull the head at the race track, I could get it off and back on, new head
gasket, and nuts torqued, in under an hour.? By the time you make clearance
under the dash, and drive the plug in, possibly not aligned correctly, I'll bet
you will have over an hour invested.? Good luck.
Jack
PS.? have you determined what caused the freeze plug to blow out?? The one time
I had that happen at the race track, it was the result of a major cylinder head
failure.? You may be looking at a bigger problem than just the freeze plug.
On Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 8:53:42 PM EDT, Duncan Charlton via Fot <fot at
autox.team.net> wrote:
I used one of those expandable core plugs on a BMW 2002 and left it in for the
next 60,000 miles with no sign of leaks.
Duncan
On May 1, 2018, at 9:47 AM, William T newman <mnewman at embarqmail.com> wrote:
I've used a neoprene plug at the track to get by until I could pull the head.
Bill Newman
#44 GT6
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From: Jim Gray via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
To: 'Duncan Charlton' <duncan.charlton54 at gmail.com>, 'fot' <fot at
autox.team.net>
Sent: Tue, 01 May 2018 07:44:38 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [Fot] Cylinder head freeze plug help
Duncan,
I think that?s where I?m going next, the freeze plug is just about in line with
the bottom of the dash or close. The good thing is it blew the old plug
completely out.
I just need to knock a new one in.
I?m pretty sure I can go under the dash and through with a piece of ? or even
?? round
bar about 2? long which I can scrounge at work.
I?ll have to remove some stuff but still better than pulling the head.
jim
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From:?Duncan Charlton <duncan.charlton54 at gmail.com>?
Sent:?Tuesday, May 1, 2018 5:36 AM
To:?fot <fot at autox.team.net>; Jim Gray <toodamnfunky at comcast.net>
Subject:?Re: [Fot] Cylinder head freeze plug help
?
Can you drill a hole through the firewall and drive it out or yank it out that
way?
?
Duncan
On Apr 30, 2018, at 6:57 PM, Jim Gray via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
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FoT
I was wondering if anyone has a clever method of putting in a cylinder head
freeze plug without removing the head.
I was instructing at our drivers school this past weekend when it blew out.
I may have enough room between the firewall to use a short blunt air chisel
but I have my doubts so if anyone has a better one please let me know.
Thanks as always,
jim g
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