Guest Removed Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 water in your cooling system in this type of weather. http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/gearhead559/100_4665.jpg this one was lucky and didnt push out a freeze plug. but was frozen solid. got it all thawed out and full of coolant now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flippy1974 Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Dam they was lucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8tn Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 My dumbass did that the first year I moved up here from the south in a 75 cutlass I had. I had a leaky radiator and would just top it off with water.....didn't fly up here. Froze up and pushed out a freeze plug. Lesson learned. I saw what I'm guessing was your truck on 33 Saturday afternoon unless there's more than one gearheadz automotive. . A girl was driving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 I saw what I'm guessing was your truck on 33 Saturday afternoon unless there's more than one gearheadz automotive. . A girl was driving it. that was dana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff1647545535 Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Lucky it didnt expand and crack something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Holy shit! That is one lucky SOB! :thumbup: KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Dang! lesson learned about buying a used vehicle.... you should always assume the person before you pulled shortcuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armin922 Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 what exactly is a freeze plug? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Igor Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 what exactly is a freeze plug? The plugs on the side of the block. There designed to pop out when water is freezing in the coolant passages.http://www.2carpros.com/forum/automotive_pictures/261831_zzplug_1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 failsafe for your block, kinda like a BOV for NA cars, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NXfedRam Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 The plugs on the side of the block. There designed to pop out when water is freezing in the coolant passages.http://www.2carpros.com/forum/automotive_pictures/261831_zzplug_1.jpg thats argueable... the plugs are not there for that reason. The plugs are there in order to remove the casting material from inside the block when they are casted. More often that not a freeze plug will not come out when a block freezes full of water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 thats argueable... the plugs are not there for that reason. The plugs are there in order to remove the casting material from inside the block when they are casted. More often that not a freeze plug will not come out when a block freezes full of water To be technical, pictured is a core plug I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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