Does anyone know are all the rest of the freeze plug holes the same as the one used for the factory block heater location? Will it accept the same block heater? I'm just glad it happened at home and nothing overheated.
NO NO NO NO they are NOT the same as a regular cupped plug like the factory block heater location, they are just a small dished plate cup if you will, IT requires the use of a special too to install correctly.
In all likelyhood you will be having to remove engine to replace the plug.
Search on here for freeze plug tool etc and you will see many threads about them. Oldbull has the tool for sale IIRC in the Marketplace.
Bottom line if ones done, get em all redone including back of engine.
Is this a remaned engine? Where where these plugs installed?
Here is a side view profile and top bottom of the plug.
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Here I've got a picture of the plug installed from factory See the dimple with nipple bump in middle? EVERY single factory engine I've seen has these NIPPLE DIMPLED plugs aftermarket plugs that I have had privledge of seeing DO NOT have nipple dimples but are dimpled none the less.
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Here is the plugs on my alledged REMANNED engine, notice subtle dimple but NO nipple...
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This plug is on the rear face of engine in picture above. It does NOT look like it should, thus the reason that engine has been pulled and full set of plugs being installed
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subtle and hard to see but another dimple but not a good one on this plug
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Hope these pictures show factory plugs compared to what is non factory for you.
special tool to make dimple plugs and set them correctly
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Now ya know what you need
Al