- Joined
- Feb 29, 2012
- Messages
- 1,582
- Reaction score
- 8
- Location
- SoCal
- My Car
- 73 Mustang Convertible
Born an I-6, spent the teenage, 20 and 30 years as a 302, but at 40 will reach full potential as a 351C.
At this rate, not sure I will ever get done....
(If someone wants to tell me how to decrease my picture size, I am not beyond being told what to do...unless you are a woman...unless you are my wife. In the mean time, for novice users, you can press/hold [CTRL and -] to decrease photo size, [CTRL and +] to increase).
But, I thought I would show everyone BRASS FREEZE PLUGS from Dornan(CHINA) and from MELLING(Made In USA). For whatever reason, I remember the Melling were hard to find, but appear to be worth the effort:
1. Melling are thicker brass.
2. Melling are larger diameter.
3. Melling are deeper...by a lot.
4. I did weigh them in grams for our international friends who refuse to join the english juggernaut measurement system. Everything else in inches.
4. My engine block freeze plug holes ranged from 1.480 to 1.488 in diameter.
I have a 30MM socket that will be perfect for pounding them in without pushing them in.
Now all I have to decide is, do I install:
1. DRY- My preference at this time.
2. Permatex
3. Loctite
4. Other
What do our master engine builders think? Remember, I live in SoCal and will be a daily driver.
(If someone wants to tell me how to decrease my picture size, I am not beyond being told what to do...unless you are a woman...unless you are my wife. In the mean time, for novice users, you can press/hold [CTRL and -] to decrease photo size, [CTRL and +] to increase).
But, I thought I would show everyone BRASS FREEZE PLUGS from Dornan(CHINA) and from MELLING(Made In USA). For whatever reason, I remember the Melling were hard to find, but appear to be worth the effort:
1. Melling are thicker brass.
2. Melling are larger diameter.
3. Melling are deeper...by a lot.
4. I did weigh them in grams for our international friends who refuse to join the english juggernaut measurement system. Everything else in inches.
4. My engine block freeze plug holes ranged from 1.480 to 1.488 in diameter.
I have a 30MM socket that will be perfect for pounding them in without pushing them in.
Now all I have to decide is, do I install:
1. DRY- My preference at this time.
2. Permatex
3. Loctite
4. Other
What do our master engine builders think? Remember, I live in SoCal and will be a daily driver.