How would you fix this?
Recovery Vehicle
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Put the ultra-gray around the new freeze plug and install. Then cover the entire surface with a layer of JB Weld.
if you if you really want it fixed right the thing to do would be weld up the id of the casting plug bore and then bore it out to the OEM size and it will be as good as new. By the way to one of the other posters, those are not actually freeze plugs they're casting plugs and they are not designed to pop out if the Block freezes, that's just a lucky side effect sometimes. Having Frozen a block once I can tell you that they do not save the block always, I froze a 3.8 L Buick V6 once and it cracked the jacket in the lifter gallery.
I would assume any repair cost would be borne by the shop that screwed it up.
I would assume any repair cost would be borne by the shop that screwed it up.
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TReK
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if you if you really want it fixed right the thing to do would be weld up the id of the casting plug bore and then bore it out to the OEM size and it will be as good as new. By the way to one of the other posters, those are not actually freeze plugs they're casting plugs and they are not designed to pop out if the Block freezes, that's just a lucky side effect sometimes. Having Frozen a block once I can tell you that they do not save the block always, I froze a 3.8 L Buick V6 once and it cracked the jacket in the lifter gallery.
I would assume any repair cost would be borne by the shop that screwed it up.
I would assume any repair cost would be borne by the shop that screwed it up.
How well does cast aluminum tig weld?
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TReK
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I don't want it failing on me...or the next guy, if I sell or trade it.
I like the welded caps idea, but am unsure how well it would stick to cast. It would also cost alot more than I want to put into it.
Rock Crawling
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Find a good aluminum welder.
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if you if you really want it fixed right the thing to do would be weld up the id of the casting plug bore and then bore it out to the OEM size and it will be as good as new. By the way to one of the other posters, those are not actually freeze plugs they're casting plugs and they are not designed to pop out if the Block freezes, that's just a lucky side effect sometimes. Having Frozen a block once I can tell you that they do not save the block always, I froze a 3.8 L Buick V6 once and it cracked the jacket in the lifter gallery.
I would assume any repair cost would be borne by the shop that screwed it up.
I would assume any repair cost would be borne by the shop that screwed it up.
Brian.