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Re: [Healeys] Core plug query

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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Core plug query
From: Bob Spidell via Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:14:02 -0700
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I did a little diggin ...

Apparently, they are designed to melt if the engine overheats, which 
would be grounds for voiding the warranty on a re-man. I wonder if the 
plug is made of bismuth, which is what sets off automatic fire sprinklers.

https://www.toyotanation.com/threads/mysterious-plugs-in-engine-block.1659464/

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c4-general-discussion/4233738-warranty-void-if-removed.html



On 10/31/2025 5:08 AM, Simon Lachlan via Healeys wrote:
>
> I saw this on Facebookjust now. Just curiousâ?¦.whatâ??sthat thing in the 
> middle of thecore plug? And,if itâ??s a good thing, whydonâ??t all the 
> plugs have one?
>
> Thanks, Simon
>
>
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    I did a little diggin ... <br>
    <br>
    Apparently, they are designed to melt if the engine overheats, which
    would be grounds for voiding the warranty on a re-man. I wonder if
    the plug is made of bismuth, which is what sets off automatic fire
    sprinklers.<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" 
href="https://www.toyotanation.com/threads/mysterious-plugs-in-engine-block.1659464/";>https://www.toyotanation.com/threads/mysterious-plugs-in-engine-block.1659464/</a><br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" 
href="https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c4-general-discussion/4233738-warranty-void-if-removed.html";>https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c4-general-discussion/4233738-warranty-void-if-removed.html</a><br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/31/2025 5:08 AM, Simon Lachlan
      via Healeys wrote:<br>
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      <p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
          lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"> <font face="Aptos">I
            saw this on Facebook</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
          lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">
            just now. Just curiousâ?¦.what</font></span><span 
lang="en-gb"></span><span
          lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"><font 
face="Aptos">â??s</font></span><span
          lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
          lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos"> that thing in the middle of
            th</font></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span 
lang="en-gb"></span><span
          lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">e</font></span><span
          lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
          lang="en-gb"> <font face="Aptos">core plug</font></span><span
          lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
          lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">? And</font></span><span
          lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
          lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">,</font></span><span
          lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
          lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos"> if itâ??s a good thing, 
why</font></span><span
          lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
          lang="en-gb"> <font face="Aptos">donâ??t all the plugs have
            one? </font></span></p>
      <p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-gb"><font face="Aptos">Thanks, 
Simon</font></span><span
          lang="en-gb"></span><span lang="en-gb"></span><span
          lang="en-gb"></span></p>
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