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Any tricks to remove a freeze plug?

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Topic: Any tricks to remove a freeze plug?

Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Subject: Any tricks to remove a freeze plug?
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2012 at 10:32am

Have a one inch freeze plug on side of my engine block of my Ferguson that is seeping and I want to replace it. Any tricks to remove it? Just have fear that I will knock in into the water jacket to never be seen again.

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1957 WD45 dad's first AC

1968 one-seventy

1956 F40 Ferguson

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Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2012 at 10:48am

Once you knock it into the water jacket just grab the lip with channel locks and pull it out. It won't go far the area inside the water jacket is not that big.

Posted By: Gary in da UP
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2012 at 10:48am

pierce with an ice pick, insert a screw then pull with a prybar, claw hammer , or whatever.

Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2012 at 11:01am

Thanks guys. Think I'll try the ice pick first.....................now where's the wife's ice pick..........sush now, don't spill the beans. She needs a new one anyway.

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1957 WD45 dad's first AC

1968 one-seventy

1956 F40 Ferguson

Posted By: Jeff Z. NY
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2012 at 11:19am

Just knock it in like Dakota Dave posted.
It won't go anywhere.
It will turn sideways and grab it with pliers and pull it out.

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Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2012 at 11:44am

Everyone was correct and it's out! THANKS! I drilled a small hole and inserted a sheet metal screw and then grabbed it with vice grips. I was able to bow it out before the screw pulled out. Repeated with a larger screw and bowed it out more before it also pulled out. Then I took a screwdriver and hammer and pushed one side inwards which pushed out the other side. I grabbed it with plyers and out it came. A little nerve racking as there was plenty of room for it to drop to the bottom but it stayed in the hole and just spun sideways so I could grab it. Now to order a couple of 1 inch plugs. I know I'll just need one but my luck always seems to not be with me if I just get one. LOL

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1957 WD45 dad's first AC

1968 one-seventy

1956 F40 Ferguson

Posted By: Gary in da UP
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2012 at 11:56am

Any time I need to be certain a screw will hold in thin metal I punch the hole with a pick as it rolls the metal and gives a much better grip than a drilled hole. Anyway glad you accomplished the task. Take the rest of the day off.

Posted By: Rick of HopeIN
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2012 at 2:54pm

on the B head they came out easy becuase they were rusted up bad. Poked an old srewdriver thru and they pried right out. Bad deal was I had just had the head redone at a machine shop and the guy did not replace them.

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Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2012 at 3:01pm

Two types of plugs , one is cup type and other is the disc type are used in different engines . One just fills a straight hole and other has a machined stop in the casting .

Removal of each and instillation of each differ.

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Posted By: Orange Blood
Date Posted: 01 Jan 2012 at 5:15pm

Make sure to use a good sealant on the new plug, like Permatex #1A

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Posted By: AC200Puller
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2012 at 11:56am