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Re: Should I use Sealant on a Freeze Plug?

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Subject: Re: Should I use Sealant on a Freeze Plug?
From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 12:41:13 -0700
I don't *think* you're supposed to use anything. At least when my buddy 
replaced a plug on his '67 Barracuda which I was supposed to drive for 
him to Oregon, and he used a flexible sealant, it blew out on I-80 with 
spectacular results, including instant fog cloud, and instanteous engine 
overheating and shut-off, followed by a push up the off ramp by the CHP, 
and an impromptu 3-mile jog to Grand Auto in Fairfield for a replacement, 
arriving two minutes before closing. So I recommend getting a definitive 
answer from "someone who knows", and not just using whatever is handy.

BobMGT@aol.com had this to say:

>I have to replace a leaky freeze plug on my TD. Should I put a little 
>sealant 
>around the edge of the new one? If so, what kind of sealant? I've got Blue 
>Permatex and Permatex No.2 on hand. Thanks in advance.
>
>Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
>EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
>52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
>71 MGB   - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
>


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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.


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