<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">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.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Duncan<br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On May 1, 2018, at 9:47 AM, William T newman <<a href="mailto:mnewman@embarqmail.com" class="">mnewman@embarqmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">I've used a neoprene plug at the track to get by until I could pull the head.<br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">Bill Newman<br data-mce-bogus="1" class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">#44 GT6<br data-mce-bogus="1" class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class="">----- Original Message -----<br class="">From: Jim Gray via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br class="">To: 'Duncan Charlton' <<a href="mailto:duncan.charlton54@gmail.com" class="">duncan.charlton54@gmail.com</a>>, 'fot' <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br class="">Sent: Tue, 01 May 2018 07:44:38 -0400 (EDT)<br class="">Subject: Re: [Fot] Cylinder head freeze plug help<br class=""></div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;" class=""><br class=""></div><div class="WordSection1" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><p class="MsoNormal">Duncan,</p><p class="MsoNormal">I think that’s where I’m going next, the freeze plug is just about in line with</p><p class="MsoNormal">the bottom of the dash or close. The good thing is it blew the old plug completely out.</p><p class="MsoNormal">I just need to knock a new one in.</p><p class="MsoNormal">I’m pretty sure I can go under the dash and through with a piece of ½ or even ¾” round</p><p class="MsoNormal">bar about 2’ long which I can scrounge at work.</p><p class="MsoNormal">I’ll have to remove some stuff but still better than pulling the head.</p><p class="MsoNormal">jim</p><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><div data-mce-style="border: none; border-top: solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;" style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(225, 225, 225) currentcolor currentcolor; padding: 3pt 0in 0in; border-image-source: none;" class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Duncan Charlton <<a href="mailto:duncan.charlton54@gmail.com" class="">duncan.charlton54@gmail.com</a>><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""><b class="">Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, May 1, 2018 5:36 AM<br class=""><b class="">To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>>; Jim Gray <<a href="mailto:toodamnfunky@comcast.net" class="">toodamnfunky@comcast.net</a>><br class=""><b class="">Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Fot] Cylinder head freeze plug help</p></div></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class="MsoNormal">Can you drill a hole through the firewall and drive it out or yank it out that way?</p><div class=""><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Duncan</p><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal"><br class=""></p><div class=""><br class=""></div><blockquote data-mce-style="margin-top: 5.0pt; margin-bottom: 5.0pt;" style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=""><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">On Apr 30, 2018, at 6:57 PM, Jim Gray via Fot <<a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" target="_blank" data-mce-href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</p></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">FoT</p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">I was wondering if anyone has a clever method of putting in a cylinder head freeze plug without removing the head.</p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">I was instructing at our drivers school this past weekend when it blew out.</p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">I may have enough room between the firewall to use a short blunt air chisel</p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">but I have my doubts so if anyone has a better one please let me know.</p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks as always,</p></div><div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">jim g</p></div><div class=""><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span data-mce-style="font-size: 10.5pt; 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