91 7.3 Freeze plug
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91 7.3 Freeze plug
Thanks to all for a great site- been reading and now joined.
Knew was leaking coolant bad into bellhousing. took off bellhousing and found one freeze plug. Any ideas on how and where to put in a new one? How tough to do in my driveway? I've done lots of other mechanical stuff but this could be tougher... Should I replace any others? any other work up there while I'm at it?!? 170,000 easy miles; truck is in pretty good shape otherwise.
pics or reference or prev threads helpfull
Knew was leaking coolant bad into bellhousing. took off bellhousing and found one freeze plug. Any ideas on how and where to put in a new one? How tough to do in my driveway? I've done lots of other mechanical stuff but this could be tougher... Should I replace any others? any other work up there while I'm at it?!? 170,000 easy miles; truck is in pretty good shape otherwise.
pics or reference or prev threads helpfull
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the freeze plugs in the ford IDI engines are stainless steel and need to be installed with the proper instalation tool. without this tool the plug will most likely pop back out once some pressure is put against it.
the universal plugs will fit in, but still a slim chance of them staying in.
sorry, not gona be an easy job.
sorta curoius why it stated leaking. the plugs are normally pretty good on these engines.
the universal plugs will fit in, but still a slim chance of them staying in.
sorry, not gona be an easy job.
sorta curoius why it stated leaking. the plugs are normally pretty good on these engines.
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Well I found one of the freeze plugs in the bellhousing. But it could be a gasket as well! That's what I'm trying to figure out- if it's worth doing or if it'll be just a whole bunch of stuff to fix after this. Truck runs good and I really have babied it- but it's gettin old and has 175k
I hope I didnt suffer more collateral damage as a result of screwing up the coolant with too much water...
thanks again diesel crawler!
I hope I didnt suffer more collateral damage as a result of screwing up the coolant with too much water...
thanks again diesel crawler!
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