Nice video and your methods for removal and installation were spot on. Unfortunately your preventive maintenance wasn't necessary. The brass plug you removed would not have ever rusted through. Another oversight is using that galvanized steel plug as a replacement. It will eventually rust unless you properly maintain your antifreeze from here on out. Anytime you replace freeze plugs always use a brass plug and it will be the last time you have to replace it. A little more expensive but worth it.
very helpful information, i failed today doh.... i will be trying again tomorrow. FIY, remember not to tap in too hard or you will be doing it again like me. = (
@ShawnCFarm ok, this is what you need. get two freeze plug just incase you mess up and buy some JB weld. let it sit for two nights and you are good to go! good luck!
on fords if you have a leaking freeze plug it might be the one near the firewall, causing you to either drop the motor to work on it or you can rig it and be jb weld or some shit.
I hate them ones. Getting it out is not the problem, putting it back can be. Its sometimes faster just to remove the motor mount. I think on them its just three bolts into the block and one long though the mount. You still have to jack the motor abit as well.
On that one, you have to remove the mount and jack up the motor. It isn't too bad if you have a clean place to work. It's one through bolt and maybe three or four on the block. I ended doing both core plugs, one over each mount , so I would only have to jack up the motor once. GMC and Chevy trucks of that vintage are pretty straightforward. Mine was a five speed and no A/C. I miss that truck.
Why didn`t you use sealant?
JaayJaay9998 4 months ago
Very helpful indeed. Now I know how relatively simple it is and from the comments I know to use brass. Thanks for taking the time.
sidearm45 6 months ago
@sidearm45 Np thats what I do
ShawnCFarm 6 months ago
Nice video and your methods for removal and installation were spot on. Unfortunately your preventive maintenance wasn't necessary. The brass plug you removed would not have ever rusted through. Another oversight is using that galvanized steel plug as a replacement. It will eventually rust unless you properly maintain your antifreeze from here on out. Anytime you replace freeze plugs always use a brass plug and it will be the last time you have to replace it. A little more expensive but worth it.
nachodog7766 11 months ago
very helpful information, i failed today doh.... i will be trying again tomorrow. FIY, remember not to tap in too hard or you will be doing it again like me. = (
intheMixup 11 months ago
@intheMixup lol
ShawnCFarm 6 months ago
@ShawnCFarm ok, this is what you need. get two freeze plug just incase you mess up and buy some JB weld. let it sit for two nights and you are good to go! good luck!
intheMixup 6 months ago
Best video on replacing freeze plugs on youtube. thanks!
nomocash 1 year ago
@nomocash Thanks for the kind comment
ShawnCFarm 1 year ago
on fords if you have a leaking freeze plug it might be the one near the firewall, causing you to either drop the motor to work on it or you can rig it and be jb weld or some shit.
MrPeeintheShower 1 year ago
good tip
paradoxdesigns 2 years ago
Looks like you get into you work
TheOutlawVideoSS 2 years ago
Been working on cars for a very long time, most of my life I would say.
ShawnCFarm 2 years ago
on fords are they on the sides of the engine?
DannysCam 2 years ago
GM has them on the sides as well. They have them all over and in some places that are not nice to get at, at all.
ShawnCFarm 2 years ago
i saw some smaller ones on the side of my fords engine dear god why would they put it there!!!
DannysCam 2 years ago
They put them in places that if the coolent freezes it will not crack the engine block as you well know water expands when it freezes.
ShawnCFarm 2 years ago
I had to get one over a motor mount and it was a pain. The truck was a 1995 GMC C 1500 with a 4.3 L. It took me an hour and a half.
fixinggrace 2 years ago
I hate them ones. Getting it out is not the problem, putting it back can be. Its sometimes faster just to remove the motor mount. I think on them its just three bolts into the block and one long though the mount. You still have to jack the motor abit as well.
ShawnCFarm 2 years ago
On that one, you have to remove the mount and jack up the motor. It isn't too bad if you have a clean place to work. It's one through bolt and maybe three or four on the block. I ended doing both core plugs, one over each mount , so I would only have to jack up the motor once. GMC and Chevy trucks of that vintage are pretty straightforward. Mine was a five speed and no A/C. I miss that truck.
fixinggrace 2 years ago
Alot more room to work on then the newer ones
ShawnCFarm 2 years ago