Hey, Barney, that was tongue-in-cheek... based on Gary pointing out how it
providentially shut off the engine.
I guess I should have used a smiley...
;-)
on 6/7/04 3:02 PM, Barney Gaylord at barneymg@mgaguru.com wrote:
> At 12:37 PM 6/7/04 -0700, Max Heim wrote:
>> on 6/7/04 10:48 AM, Editorgary@aol.com wrote:
>>> ....
>>> .... When I replace the freeze plug, should I just do it according to
>> the manual, using a standard plug peened into place, or should I fasten
>> it in with a screw retainer ....
>>
>> I dunno, it looks to me that using a screw retainer would defeat an
>> important safety feature...
>
> CAUTION (or even a WARNING to some people). A core plug is not a "freeze
> plug". This is a misnomer which carries a very bad inference. The core
> plug was never intended to blow out under any curcumstances, and is
> definitely not guaranteed to protect the engine block in the case of
> freezing. Securing it against blow out is not defeating a safety feature.
>
> I would not personally ever bother with bar and screw retainers for a
> street engine. But for a no holds barred race engine where you can spend
> some extra time and money for a little extra assurance against a "possible"
> problem, it may be worth the effort.
>
> For more information read this:
> http://mgaguru.com/mgtech/cooling/cool_105.htm
>
> Barney Gaylord
> 1958 MGA with an attitude
> http://mgaguru.com
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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