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• Dripping engine cap by jaysen71581 on 21 Apr, 2011 16:01
• 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???
• #1 by Vincent Waldon on 21 Apr, 2011 16:13
• 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. 
• #2 by jaysen71581 on 21 Apr, 2011 16:51
• i do have a block heater hmmm...
• #3 by Thezorn on 21 Apr, 2011 22:19
• Quote from: jaysen71581 on 21 Apr, 2011 16:51

  i do have a block heater hmmm...
  

  
  2 block heaters never hurt anyone
• #4 by R.O.R-2.0 on 22 Apr, 2011 11:18
• a $0.55 soft plug never hurt anyone either..