[Spridgets] blown frost plug

[Wm. Severin Thompson]

By the expandable rubber style, has a nut on the outside to tighten the
plug. I use them on my race engines.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:spridgets-
> bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Greg Higgins
> Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2009 9:41 AM
> To: spridgets at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Spridgets] blown frost plug
> 
> I was driving my sprite the other day on a nice quiet country road, the
> weather was prefect, I was thinking to myself the car is running great.
> Then a
> loud bang from under the hood, and some steam. I pulled over, popped
> the hood,
> and saw #2 frost plug was gone. A nice older couple pulled over and
> drove my
> wife and I to the nearest town, and a tow truck.
> 
>  A 100 mile tow equals $420.00, a few months before my wife cancelled
> the
> extended coverage with C.A.A., we now have the extended coverage back.
> 
> I had removed all of the frost plugs a couple of years ago, the block
> was
> boiled, and the engine was freshened up. I used some automotive
> silicone on
> the new frost plugs. My question, should I install the new frost plug
> dry, or
> try the silicone again?
> Thanks for any info
> 
> Greg Higgins
> 63 sprite
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