On 6/9/2001 L Jordan <ay107@lafn.org> wrote:
>Fred,
>i haven't heard the" brass vs steel "argument yet, what is your
>preference and why? And how often are the freeze plugs removed and
>cleaned?
Linda,
Brass advocates tell me that steel rusts thru over a period of time, and
brass is better because it won't.
Steel advocates tell me that brass expands at a different rate than the
iron block so you have a greater risk of brass plugs blowing out or leaking
than with steel plugs.
I decided to stick with steel freeze plugs. As long as I'm using an
anti-freeze/coolant, the rust will be minimized. I've never seen one rust
thru. And the steel is much stronger than the brass. AFAIK, freeze plugs
get removed at every rebuild, or if you have rusty dirty water and you're
doing a radiator recore.
Fred - So.SF
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