Keith;
I've found that if you knock the freeze plugs in with a punch in the center
near the edge, it will poke that side into the block and the other edge will
rotate out where you can grab it with a pair of vise grips. If it falls into
the water jacket, a magnet will usually get it up where you can grab it with
long- nosed pliers. If it was a brass plug, you're SOL. Some folks drill a
hole into the center of the plug and thread in a bolt which can be used to
lever it out.
Threaded water jacket plugs are lots easier to deal with and they don't leak
or blow out.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Turk [mailto:kturk@ala.net]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 9:37 AM
To: land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: Freeze Plugs
Okay for the amusment of all concerned I'll tell on myself again....
I'm detailing a Small Block for the local speed shop... ( Fun Stuff in my
book ) and part of the process was to knock out the freeze plugs. Soooo
I get out my trusty screwdriver and knock a hole in one and leverage it and
out it pops.... the next one didn't fair quite as well..... it went into
the water passage and went away.... Hmmm not good...... So.... a plasma
cutter later we didn't have any more problems with them going into the
block... (ain't no chance of going in if they have a BIG hole that looks
like a pop top can) And hey with the advent of sleeves they can fix that
bore where the Plasma cutter went throught the block J/K
Someone out there has a REAL way of removing these.... any thoughts
Keith ( yeah and I use Sledge hammers to put in 4 penny nails )
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