It would appear the reason my car was overheating yesterday was that I had quite a leak. Today i discovered the leak was caused by a frost plug that is missing. I was wondering if i should use brass or steel freeze plugs.
they both do the exact same job. brass will last longer, but are you going to own the car long enough to have to replace the soft plugs again?
I ordered the steel kind from NAPA as the brass ones would take forever to get here and the cost would be ridiculous for shipping. Now, hopefully it won't be a *** to install these things.
i just use universal dorman soft plugs. 8 bucks for 10 rather than 45 bucks for 6. they were ordered for a toyota 22r, and i only needed one, so i wasnt gonna pay 45 bucks for one soft plug. bought ten, used one, threw them in the parts cabinet. then i used a couple more blocking holes in my ABA block. i love buying parts for one thing, then getting to use them on something completely different.
as for installing, just smear some silicone on the back edge of it that seals to the block, then take a socket that is slightly smaller than the plug, so the plug will just fit over it. and tap the plugs in with a hammer and that socket. its WAY easy. and if you have plugs in the block right now, take a punch, and punch it right at the edge, and it should turn sideways so you can grab it with pliers and pull it out.
Yeah, a missing frost plug might cause a bit of a "leak"
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Wonder if it froze up enough to get pushed out - or if it corroded and then fell out.
Might oughta have a good look at the others to see if they look ready to go - or poke at them with a screwdriver a bit to see if they will break open.
I got it in a few days back. Well at 9/10's of t\he way anyway. But it doesn't seem to leak, I sealed it up pretty good with rtv though.