[Fot] Cylinder head freeze plug help

[Duncan Charlton]

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
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Gray via Fot <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>>
> To: 'Duncan Charlton' <duncan.charlton54 at gmail.com <mailto:duncan.charlton54 at gmail.com>>, 'fot' <fot at autox.team.net <mailto: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 ½ or even ¾” 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 <mailto:duncan.charlton54 at gmail.com>> 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 1, 2018 5:36 AM
> To: fot <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>>; Jim Gray <toodamnfunky at comcast.net <mailto: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
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> 
> On Apr 30, 2018, at 6:57 PM, Jim Gray via Fot <fot at autox.team.net <mailto: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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