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[StreetDragster]

.....and what does it do?

I've been reading fiestaprojects.com and i'm not sure that i know what its talking about.

Sorry if this is a dumb dumb question

Thanks

Matt

[AdrianFRST]

Round metal plugs in the block that acts as a failsafe device.

If your coolant freezes the plugs pop out rather than causing the block to crack.

[StreetDragster]

I see, thanks for enlightening me

Matt

[nthorpey]

actually only exist because of the techniques used to cast the heads/blocks but as ade says they also act as failsafe incase of freezing coolant.

[Excursion]

Yeah thought it was part of the casting process, I think blocks still crack even with core plugs

[Quantum]

How do you get them out? I've the one above the gearbox that has just started leaking.

Regards,
Stephen

[mmogenius]

only thing i ever did with a cor plug is force them out with an old screw driver

was in a shed of a landrover though!

[StreetDragster]

Anyone got a pic of one? installed or not? Is it just a metal 'bung' that is pressed into the block somewhere or do they go in specific areas?

Thanks

Matt

[snake]

head and blocks, as sed part of the casting process, yup just whack em with a screwdriver so they spin and pull em out