For the freeze out plugs, drill a small hole and use a slide hammer to
pull them. John Mitchell 76TR6
Navarrette, Vance wrote:
> Folks:
>
> Latest dirt on the TR6 engine rebuild;
>
> Managed to get the timing cover, timing gears, pistons and rods
>out of the motor. But I am stalled at the moment. I managed to get
>almost all of the freeze plugs out, but there are 2 left that will NOT
>come out, or so it seems. For most of them, I simply tapped them into
>the block, then rotated them so I could get a hold on one edge with a
>pair of vice grips, and they pretty much jumped out the block. But there
>are two on the distributor side, 1-1/16" in size, that I cannot do this
>because there is not enough space in the water jacket to push them in. I
>tried heating them (used my torch and MAPP gas) and quenching them with
>oil, but they merely sneered at me.
> Question #1: Does anyone have any tricks for these stubborn
>freeze plugs? Acetylene, plastique, napalm?
> Also managed to get a couple of the oil gallery plugs out, but
>most of them will not budge with my hex keys. If I put any more torque
>on them, I am either going to strip them or break my key. Once again, I
>used my torch and quenched with oil, to no avail.
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