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Preacher · 09-30-2015, 10:21 PM

What is the best installation method and tool to install freeze plugs into the block? use sealant? steel vs brass? convex or concave out?

jackdaron · 09-30-2015, 10:28 PM

I use Brass ones,steel rusts out.Some folks like the Nickel thing. Use a little rtv sealant and seat them using a socket just slightly smaller than freeze plug.Then use a ball pean hammer and tap it in center to expand the plug.

Steve Jelf · 10-01-2015, 07:57 AM

Jack is right. Don't use steel. Yes, do use sealant. I used Permatex #2, but not enough, so I had to do one over. Installation is done with a drift and a hammer. Here's what I did: http://dauntlessgeezer.com/DG87.html.

jwaldrich · 10-01-2015, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Steve Jelf

Jack is right. Don't use steel. Yes, do use sealant. I used Permatex #2, but not enough, so I had to do one over. Installation is done with a drift and a hammer. Here's what I did: http://dauntlessgeezer.com/DG87.html.

Nicely done Steve.

Preacher · 10-01-2015, 01:23 PM

NICE !! Great documentation too!

1937pickup · 10-01-2015, 05:23 PM

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We call them freeze plugs but they are actually casting holes. They do not protect the block from freezing.

09-30-2015, 10:21 PM	#1
Preacher Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 198	Model T Freeze Plug installation What is the best installation method and tool to install freeze plugs into the block? use sealant? steel vs brass? convex or concave out? __________________ If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is ... http://tcmafc.org/

10-01-2015, 07:57 AM	#3
Steve Jelf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Parkerfield KS Posts: 526	Re: Model T Freeze Plug installation Jack is right. Don't use steel. Yes, do use sealant. I used Permatex #2, but not enough, so I had to do one over. Installation is done with a drift and a hammer. Here's what I did: http://dauntlessgeezer.com/DG87.html.

10-01-2015, 01:23 PM	#5
Preacher Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 198	Re: Model T Freeze Plug installation NICE !! Great documentation too! __________________ If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is ... http://tcmafc.org/

10-01-2015, 05:23 PM	#6
1937pickup Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 586	Re: Model T Freeze Plug installation Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) We call them freeze plugs but they are actually casting holes. They do not protect the block from freezing.

09-30-2015, 10:28 PM	#2
jackdaron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Brownsburg,In. Posts: 383	Re: Model T Freeze Plug installation I use Brass ones,steel rusts out.Some folks like the Nickel thing. Use a little rtv sealant and seat them using a socket just slightly smaller than freeze plug.Then use a ball pean hammer and tap it in center to expand the plug.