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Re: A little OT: Freeze plugs?
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Posted by Gauger on March 09, 2007 at 13:57:29 from (70.92.157.61):
In Reply to: A little OT: Freeze plugs? posted by JayWalt on March 09, 2007 at 13:29:31:
I've done a few in the last few years, most recently over Christmas on my wife's Camry. I've always used the metal ones with no problems. I don't trust anything that seems like a shortcut although I believe the soft plug system is a better fix than, for instance, a two piece CV joint boot. I clean everything real good, use #2 Permatex and tap the new plug in with a deep socket of the proper size so that it just fits into the recessed end of the plug. My complaint is that the originals rot out in the first place. They should be made of a material that is good for the life of the engine.
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