----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Notton" <Richard@fv623.demon.co.uk>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] FREEZE OUT PLUGS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eugene PANTANO" <truks@cs.quik.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 8:31 AM
> Subject: [MV] FREEZE OUT PLUGS
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>
> > Don't know how many of you all are aware of the "rest of the story" on
> > freeze out plugs..!! The reason they are in blocks is to allow the
> > internals to be cleaned of sand and "slag" after casting...secondary is
> > "freeze out" usage..!! Gene
> >
> Yup, that's why they're core plugs to me.
>
> Usually the block cracks with freezing conditions well before any 1p
(1.5¢)
> core-plug pops out. As it does.
Yessiree. Exactly right. One cold and stormy night - very subzero
temperatures - I realized that my M37 engine had a rather sickly shade of
green water serving as its antifreeze, and was some thirty odd miles away
from me. When I checked it the next day, sure enough, the block cracked
along the casting right BESIDE the damn casting plug. But, they certainly
rust through fast enough, don't they? My 151 has one at the rear end of the
engine which decided to pinhole on me at the least opportune moment, leaving
an ever-increasing puddle of antifreeze on the ground for the neighbourhood
pets to lap up while I blew a fuse. Engine's been out of that damn vehicle
more often than it's been in, I'm afraid.
Andy Hill
MVPA 9211
Vancouver, B.C.
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