[Healeys] Dorman plug

[Michael Oritt]

Tracy--

Though I have never blown a freeze plug on either of my Healeys I have blown
several on the MGA race engine in my Elva Courier.  Luckily they were ones
on the side of the block and I was able to access them--the one on the rear
of the block is inaccessible due to its proximity to the firewall.

In light of my experience I now use the Dorman plugs whenever I rebuild an
engine.  I clean the recess down to fresh metal and set the plugs in a
fast-drying two part epoxy and have had no problems since I started doing
this.  BTW I have experimented with trying to tap the hole for pipe thread
so that I could use a screw-in plug but could not find a tap that would get
a bite on the shoulder.

Best--Michael Oritt
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On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Steve Gerow <steveg at abrazosdata.com> wrote:

> Hello Tracy,
>
> I've had the Dorman plug in place in the left-lower block spot, opposite
> the
> pedals for 3-1/2 years. See
>
> http://www.pbase.com/stevegerow/image/81903189
>
>
>
> I used light gray Permatex RTV as a sealant but in the future would use a
> hardening one.
>
>
>
> Attached is the plug currently. It may have a slight weepage, but I had a
> leaking valve cover gasket a while ago and what shows might just be residue
> from that.
>
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Steve Gerow
>
> Pasadena, CA, USA
>
> BN6
>
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