Threads are pretty old so thought I would up date..SBF p*** side block, appear to be 1.5 x .375..I found the ways to get out and install and Groucho made mention of some type of br*** bolt in, be great for me cause I don't think I have the strength for a good hammer swing as engine is in car..I looked in Napa and could find hammer in style in br*** but tried for a while and could not find anything other than rubber expansion.. Could some one point out the latest and greatest currently available?
My luck local O'reilys dosen't have, they'd have to get out of TN! and shiping..Napa only seems to do Doorman; only expansion are in rubber..
Yep. thanks..Up date: went to Napa to get br*** pound in but took the pic of what Squirrel posted and they crossed the Doorman number and came up with,,Plug t nde 600-4027 of which they had the three I needed..$4.99..I'll put some permatex #2 in stratigic places and put them in..Made in China [of course]
I used one once, in an engine that had a slightly oversize hole, and no solid plugs would fit the hole. It worked ok.
I learned something today, never seen the expanding copper plugs before. Knew of the rubber ones, but never had seen or heard of the copper one. Will file that in my ever-increasingly crowded memory. The filing part works well, it is the recall portion that is the tough part!
Put them in..No built in stop to how much to tighten so you have guesstamate . Used a big nut with the chamfer of the plug hole to get uniform depth..Called copper but are magnetic..
That's a new one on me but could be a life saver when you have one leak and aren't close to the home shop.
They are not always easy to install with the engine in the car. If I were to use them again I would use a product like Perfect Seal #4 which gets very tacky in the hole. Then install the plug but not tighten until the sealant has time to set up a bit so they will stay in place. A 17mm wrench, IIRC, can be used to keep the plug from turning when tightening the nut. I also found that you only tighten the nut two turns - again IIRC. I am always amazed that many auto parts mfgs. can't provide any instructions with their products.
might also want to buy two of them, in case the first one gets messed up while you learn the above instructions
Freeze plug rusted out in in the wife's winter beater with a sbc , popped it out and put in a block heater easy fix . Up here all parts suppliers stock them . A second block heater helps when it's 35 degrees below zero F.
I do summit search and doesn't come up...Trying to remember how many turns I tightened the nut, would be nice for positve stop or maybe when the threads of the bolt bottom out in the acorn nut is it?
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