Reusing a freeze plug

[jeff13601]

no one in this city I live in has the right size freeze plug for my boat. I took the old one and tapped in in and it is tight. I kinda want to get it put back together tonight. Does anyone know if they can be reused?

 

[Bondo]

Re: Reusing a freeze plug

Standard Auto Didn't have 1 ????<br /><br />If it fits Good,+ Snug,........ And is in Good Shape,...... Go Ahead......

 

[Don S]

Re: Reusing a freeze plug

If it fits Good,+ Snug,........ And is in Good Shape,...... why did it come out in the first place?<br />Replace it with a new one.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Reusing a freeze plug

He's having serious Freeze Problems...................<br /><br />We just talked on the phone,... Found a Crack along the deck of the block........<br /><br />What Jeff Needs is a New Motor,....... But I talked him into trying to save it with Epoxy........<br /><br /><br />If it Don't Work,... I've got a running 140hp for him.......

 

[TimHewlett]

Re: Reusing a freeze plug

Did Jeff13601 Freeze plug problem work and was he able to use his old Freeze Plug???

 

[mkast]

Re: Reusing a freeze plug

I thought reusing a freeze plug was like reusing a prophylactic, it CAN be done, who wants too!

 

[jeff13601]

Re: Reusing a freeze plug

Reusing the freeze plug let me find the ten in crack in the block under the intake, lol

 

[rayjay]

Re: Reusing a freeze plug

Who ever started calling them freeze plugs did a great disservice to the automotive community. They are actually core plugs that give access to the interior of the block to help in sand removal after the block is cast.<br /><br />I used to install mine with that nasty old timey Indian Head gasket sealer.