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Re: [TR] TR Head Freeze Plug

To: Bill Brewer <billbrewer59@yahoo.com>, Triumphs List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR Head Freeze Plug
From: Cliff Hansen <cliff_hansen@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2020 17:51:16 +0000
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I=92m guessing you can get the old freeze plug out with a long drift and pa=
ir of right-angle pliers.  Installing the new plug, though=85 10=94 isn=92t=
 much room to swing a hammer to drive in a new plug with a socket. Hard to =
hit it square with any force.  Maybe make a press with two plates and a pie=
ce of all thread?  Push against the firewall to press the plug into place?

There are rubber freeze plugs with a hex nut that turns to expand the plug =
to fill the hole.

Good luck with the repair.

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Sent: Friday, October 9, 2020 11:24 AM
Subject: [TR] TR Head Freeze Plug

     So I have a 1953 Morgan with an original Standard Vanguard engine. The=
 engine is very similar to a TR3 engine. It recently blew a head gasket and=
 overheated. I had the head resurfaced and bolted it all back together, sta=
rted it up and discovered that the freeze plug at the back of the head is l=
eaking now. Dang! Wish that I had thought about that before reassembling...=
 On the Morgan the freeze plug is about 10=94 away from the firewall and no=
t as close as it is on a TR3. I do not want to pull the head again. Any kno=
wn tricks on how to get the old plug out and the new plug in without removi=
ng the head?
     TIA,

     -Bill Brewer
     Morro Bay, CA


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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">I=92m guessing you can get the old freeze plug out w=
ith a long drift and pair of right-angle pliers.&nbsp; Installing the new p=
lug, though=85 10=94 isn=92t much room to swing a hammer to drive in a new =
plug with a socket. Hard to hit it square with
 any force. &nbsp;Maybe make a press with two plates and a piece of all thr=
ead?&nbsp; Push against the firewall to press the plug into place?</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">There are rubber freeze plugs with a hex nut that tu=
rns to expand the plug to fill the hole.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Good luck with the repair.</p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"border:none;padding:0in"><b>From: </b><a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:billbrewer59@yahoo.com";>Bill Brewer</a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Friday, October 9, 2020 11:24 AM<br>
<b>To: </b><a href=3D"mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";>Triumphs List</a><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[TR] TR Head Freeze Plug</p>
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; So I have a 1953 Morgan wit=
h an original Standard Vanguard engine. The engine is very similar to a TR3=
 engine. It recently blew a head gasket and overheated. I had the head resu=
rfaced and bolted it all back together, started it up
 and discovered that the freeze plug at the back of the head is leaking now=
. Dang! Wish that I had thought about that before reassembling... On the Mo=
rgan the freeze plug is about 10=94 away from the firewall and not as close=
 as it is on a TR3. I do not want
 to pull the head again. Any known tricks on how to get the old plug out an=
d the new plug in without removing the head?
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TIA,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -Bill Brewer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Morro Bay, CA<o:p></o:p></p=
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