Saw an ad for a 72 Ford Truck. The ad claimed it had a "blown soft plug". What does this mean? Has someone used marshmallows as gaskets??
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Blown soft plug???
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Blown soft plug???
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Re: Blown soft plug???
probabley a rusted thru freeze plug.
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Re: Blown soft plug???
the mottor could have froze and blown the freeze plugs out of the block.
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Re: Blown soft plug???
I agree, the seller is probably refering to a failed freeze plug.
If it is just rusted through it probably isn't a big deal, just replace them, if it was actually pushed out by freezing, it may not be the only damage.
If it is just rusted through it probably isn't a big deal, just replace them, if it was actually pushed out by freezing, it may not be the only damage.
Robert
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Re: Blown soft plug???
When i replaced the motor in my 68 I didnt put anti freeze in it. Just water to run it after instalation. It froze that night and popped the freeze plugs. I drained the rest of the sytem put the plugs back in added the corect amount of 50-50 and have been driving it ever since. That has been over 10 years ago.
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Re: Blown soft plug???
One of my freeze plugs was replaced with a rubber expandable plug. Its been holding for 8 years, that is probably the soft plug that is blown, just put another one in there.