freeze plugs

[ray krick]

I have a weeping freeze plug in my 78 J10 360. Passenger side head between #6 & #8 plug. Any tips on R&R?

[la mula pescadora]

i just replac e mine is not a hard task with the freezeplugs tool get them from the wheel fender

[ray krick]

What freezeplug tool? I've never heard of one.

[la mula pescadora]

its a freeze plug instalation tool it has several caps that fit the freeze plug and also a rod with a ball socket the cap can rotate 360 degree i dont remember if autozone loanatool has it

[gsmikie]

we use a socket and hammer ....sssssssssss dont tell pork chop

[gsmikie]

first take a screw driver and knock one side in if it knockes a hole in the freeze plug dont worry your going to replace it anyway once you knock the plug side ways get a pair of channel locks and pry the old plug out some people like to put sealer on the new plugs take the new plug insert a socket almost the inside dia and tap the new plug in the hole remember that all the plugs in the engine are the same age and you might find more leaking later

[ray krick]

Thanks!!! I was kind of hoping for that magic tool to help me in the small space between the heater core and the wheel well. Hammer & chizel it is. daja vu all over again