How good are freeze out plugs? Do they really work? No The holes in the
block and head are really core holes. To shake the core sand out of the
water passages after the casting cools down when it is made.
ExPattern Maker
Paul Van Wig
Long Beach, CA
60 Bugeye
60 Minor Woody
61 Minor Pickup
----- Original Message -----
From "Graziano, Michael" <michael.graziano at csfb.com>
To: "'Spridgets'" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2000 4:30 PM
Subject: Did someone say Antifreeze? I don't need no.....
> I'm REALLY getting tired of emailing everyone the dumb things I do, but I
> might as well give you all a laugh.
>
> This past spring I had the radiator out for something or other (before the
> car broke down) and when I reinstalled it, I found I had no antifreeze in
> the garage. So I used water and sealant (for the little holes in the
> radiator). Last week, I came to realize that I forgot to change the water
> out and put antifreeze. Now I can feel that there is NO water in the
hoses.
> Does that mean the water froze and leaked out? I don't know. It could
have
> leaked on it's own before freezing. But probably not.
>
> My question is this: What do I need to check to make sure the block is
not
> ruined? I assume the radiator and heater core are shot, but the radiator
> was like a seive anyway and I have a good replacement that I never put in
> since the car wasn't running. How good are freeze out plugs? Do they
> really work? Come April, the engine and tranny are coming out anyway to
> replace the tranny, change the thrust washers, and a few other assorted
> items. Should I not worry until then or is there an easy way to tell now?
> The engine isn not currently running.
>
> Wiseass remarks will be sumarily ignored, as is the usual policy.
>
> Mike
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