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Help! Just droped freeze plug in block

Acesneights1 said:
Damn Justin, you just completlydiscouraged me from putting a block heater in my CUCV. May go for the heater hose one instead now....:D
So how could this be done without danger of dropping it in ? Drill a hole in it and pry it out ? I have to do this soon and this thread is not making me all warm and fuzzy....:eek:
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You bang in the top or bottom so it swivels, then use visegrips and or a pry bar to force it out the hole.
 
Take a sharpened flat blade screwdriver (medium size) and punch through the middle of the plug (drill a hole if you want but you're gonna leave a chip in the coolant). Stick a piece of .060 or so wire through a couple of inches worth with a hook bent in the end. Knock the bottom in like vanman said and if you went too far, the wire will hang on to it so you can get the needlenose visegrips on it when you fish it back to the hole.
 
btfarm said:
Take a sharpened flat blade screwdriver (medium size) and punch through the middle of the plug (drill a hole if you want but you're gonna leave a chip in the coolant). Stick a piece of .060 or so wire through a couple of inches worth with a hook bent in the end. Knock the bottom in like vanman said and if you went too far, the wire will hang on to it so you can get the needlenose visegrips on it when you fish it back to the hole.
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Ohh, good idea for a tight area, :thumbsup:
 
Acesneights1 said:
BTW does it matter which plug you put the heater in ? I forgot to look under the 94 before I sold it to see which one it was in.
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I dont think it matters, my 94 is driver side to the left of the dip stick looking at it threw the wheel well. Thats where I put it on my 97

Monarkman said:
I would probably be pretty excited about gettting it out too.
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:D:D:D
 
I didnt have a problem getting it back up to the hole after i punched the damn thing in there, it was just a brand new plug/block so it did not want to bend to come back threw. aw well lest its fixed.. for now. :eek:
 
Ted Reminder said:
Did you leave the plug in there? That's probably what I would have done. Won't hurt anything.
Ted
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This has been mentioned many times in this thread, so I'm going to ask why it wouldn't disrupt flow through the block having such a large, odd shaped object in there?
 
It would be resting right on the bottom of coolant passage and the cylinders don't need as much cooling there. Bill fills his up with hardblock to within 1" from the top IIRC. I'm anal enough I have to get it outta there
 
ak diesel driver said:
It would be resting right on the bottom of coolant passage and the cylinders don't need as much cooling there. Bill fills his up with hardblock to within 1" from the top IIRC. I'm anal enough I have to get it outta there
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I was just thinking that.

I'm anal enough, too, that I'd have taken it out.:D
 
I gotta do this this weekend . The NAPA seems to call out being left side front hole either 6 or 12 o clock. Does it need to go in a specific hole and face a certain way ? I am not looking forward to this.
 
I think I put mine at 9oclock. I dont think it matters, it would work in any direction. I just put it the same way it was on my 94. With the plug part facing down
 
Drivers side bank, center freeze plug bore. I guess it doesn't matter which direction the curve of the heating element faces so long as it doesn't interfere with mounting or sealing.
 
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