Rusty Driver
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Joined: Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:03 am
NOT Cracked Engine!
The center "freeze" plug worked! What I thought was a crack was water dripping from the partially pushed out freeze plug. I hadn't noticed the plug was pushed out, it was hidden by the coil bracket. The drip I saw was 3-4 inches lower on the engine block and was a tiny stream of water. When I wiped it it immediately reappeared leading me to think it was a crack.
The worse (IDIOT) part is that with 50+ years of major engine work I blew this one BIG TIME!!!
A new freeze plug was installed, the cooling system filled and pressure tested over the 4 day weekend. No leaks!
Onward and Upward!
1952 Morris Minor MM (RHD)
1984 Mercedes Benz 380SL
2000 BMW 528i (240,000 Mi.)
1979 Benelli G2 Moped (39 Mi.)