----- Original Message -----
From: david.tinker <david.tinker@virgin.net>
To: <BobMGT@aol.com>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: Should I use Sealant on a Freeze Plug?
> Hi Bob, I have just put frost plugs into my TF. The recommendation is to
> thoroughly clean the seating in the block, I used a rotary wire brush on
the
> end of my electric drill making sure you do a good job of removing all the
> corrosion otherwise the new plug will be seating on rust. Make sure the
new
> plug goes all the way to the bottom of the seating before you apply the
> sealant. One of my plugs got stuck halfway down and I had to drill it in
> order to remove it!!.Then smear on a coat of non setting gasket compound ,
I
> used Hermetite Red, maybe you have similar across the pond.
>
> Finally set it into position using a piece of metal bar roughly half the
> diameter of the plug and hammering it in squarely until it just starts to
> flatten out at the centre of the dome, then stop!!.
>
> Job done,
>
> Good Luck
>
> David Tinker
>
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