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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: jaysen71581 on April 21, 2011, 04:01:18 pm

Title: Dripping engine cap
Post by: jaysen71581 on April 21, 2011, 04:01:18 pm

So i started putting some coolant in the motor and i had a few leaks that needed tightening nothing major except i have a drip coming from one of my caps at the back of the motor how should i go about fixing this???

Title: Re: Dripping engine cap
Post by: Vincent Waldon on April 21, 2011, 04:13:58 pm

If by "caps" you are referring to the aluminum or steel frost plugs that are pressed into the engine block at the back they can't be tightened... only removed and replaced with new ones  :'(

Or removed and replaced with a block heater, if you don't already have one.  :)

Title: Re: Dripping engine cap
Post by: jaysen71581 on April 21, 2011, 04:51:17 pm

i do have a block heater hmmm...

Title: Re: Dripping engine cap
Post by: Thezorn on April 21, 2011, 10:19:55 pm

Quote from: jaysen71581 on April 21, 2011, 04:51:17 pm

i do have a block heater hmmm...

2 block heaters never hurt anyone :P

Title: Re: Dripping engine cap
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on April 22, 2011, 11:18:13 am

a $0.55 soft plug never hurt anyone either..