In August of ‘18 I installed my rebuilt 246 Commander engine in my ‘48 M-16. Due to surgery in September of ‘18 I was unable to work on the truck in till this year. I started it today and it came up to temperature several times, I even drove it down the road! While it was in the driveway (thank goodness), the top rear freeze plug popped out and dumped all the coolant. I was able to shut the engine down immediately.
My first reaction was oh no I’m going to have to pull the engine. After cleaning up my tools I removed the tranny cover and found the errant freeze plug. My plan (instead of removing the engine) is to cut a hole in the firewall to access the expansion plug hole. Looking at the plug that popped out, I believe I didn’t flatten it out enough.
Has anyone done this before?
Any recommendations?
Thanks, Neal
My first reaction was oh no I’m going to have to pull the engine. After cleaning up my tools I removed the tranny cover and found the errant freeze plug. My plan (instead of removing the engine) is to cut a hole in the firewall to access the expansion plug hole. Looking at the plug that popped out, I believe I didn’t flatten it out enough.
Has anyone done this before?
Any recommendations?
Thanks, Neal
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