In <960814200840_259742140@emout17.mail.aol.com>, CaptWBK@aol.com
wrote:
>however the last time i had my machine shop put new freeze plugs in. this
>time i have to do it. i have looked in two different shop manuals and no
>hints on how this is accomplished so i must be the only person in the world
>who does not know. my best guess is line them up and hit them with a hammer,
>but i only want to do this repair one time.
>
Put a bead of Permatex gasket goo (I prefer #2 to RTV, but here it is
of less consequence) around the rim of the plug. Make sure that the
seat in the block is thoroughly clean (another use for those
six-for-99 cents Chinese screwdrivers). Push plug onto seat. Whack
with hammer until a noticeable dimple is present. I use the "suitable
drift" of legend here to control exactly where the strike lands. You
want a blunt instrument situated square in the middle of the dome.
A. B. Bonds
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