[AT] Freeze plugs

[Spencer Yost]

So lining up the list of things I need to work on this winter. I may have mentioned the throttle linkage on my Ford, but that turned out to be a very minor thing. So that is off the list.

However a new freeze plug is in order for the John Deere 430V. One of the freeze plugs on the engine showed evidence of leaking in the past, but was not leaking when I got it.  

After putting it through its paces this year raking hay and what not it is now leaking. I must admit I do not have a 100% success rate with freeze plug installation.  

My procedure is to make sure the bore is clean with a little bit of Emery cloth and then I put copper head gasket sealant around the outside edge of the freeze plug. I then press using the a socket or something that will find purchase on the very outer rim of the freeze plug. This procedure works virtually all of the time but have had a couple seep. 

What is everyone else’s procedure?

Spencer

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