Guys,
I have used the bolt-in freeze plugs for years and have had good results.
BTW, they are available in solid copper....no more rust out!
Regards,
Ray
PS. You don't need a nuke to install them, either.
>MG stuff: anyone else here ever had a core/freeze plug pop out?
>Sounded like a bloody pistol shot! Close inspection showed signs
>of weeping, maybe it was corrosion. The engine had 25k plus miles
>over the course of a year and a half, so it's not like it was
>something I just didn't put in right. Anyways, going to visit a
>friend last night the freeze plug over the oil filter decided
>it no longer desired to be one with the car, and left the building.
>Bang!! And a huge cloud of steam. At least I was close to my
>friends place. I picked up one of those rubber with a bolt through
>it things and it seems fine now. I'm going to check everything over
>today, of course the engine temped spiked but I had it off the road
>fairly quickly. I'm *so* glad it wasn't the one on the back of
>the engine! Knock on wood...
>
>-Keith Wheeler
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>Team Sanctuary
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