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</head><body><p>Whereas I've seen six cylinder engine blocks split from one end to the other, with 4 cores plugs intact<br></p><p>within 1/2". As they say, your mileage may vary, especially between newer as against older.<br></p><p>I would never advise anyone to rely the plugs to avert frost damage...<br></p><p>Tom<br></p><p><br></p><blockquote type="cite">On 03 February 2020 at 09:50 Spencer Yost <<a href="mailto:spencer@rdfarms.com">spencer@rdfarms.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><br>True, but they often pop out and save the block if the water jacket freezes. Hence the name stuck. Nothing wrong with it in my book.<br><br>Napa did have one proper sized “core plug” and I was able to install this afternoon. Got some farm chores and a Super Bowl so not getting coolant in the tractor today but maybe tomorrow I’ll fill it and take it for spin and get it good and hot.<br><br><br><br>Sent from my iPhone<blockquote type="cite">On Feb 2, 2020, at 3:30 PM, Thomas Martin <<a href="mailto:tmartin@xtra.co.nz">tmartin@xtra.co.nz</a>> wrote:<br><br>Why do people persist in calling them freeze plugs?<br>The proper nomenclature is core plugs. Why? Because they close the apertures<br>in the cast block, which enable the cores to be removed, after casting.<br>That's why wet sleeve engine blocks have none.<br><br>Tom<blockquote type="cite">On 03 February 2020 at 07:46 James Peck <<a href="mailto:jamesgpeck@hotmail.com">jamesgpeck@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><br>Last weeping freeze plug I had was on the firewall side of a transverse engine. Those antique tractors do not hide the freeze plugs as much. <br><br>Spencer Yost AT List Owner (<a href="mailto:spencer@rdfarms.com">spencer@rdfarms.com</a>); <snip> So I started on the replacement of the leaking freeze plug last night. Drained the radiator and the block. The block was draining heavily rusted water the last few inches <snap> <br>_______________________________________________<br>AT mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AT@lists.antique-tractor.com">AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</a><br><a href="http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</a><br></blockquote>_______________________________________________<br>AT mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AT@lists.antique-tractor.com">AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</a><br><a href="http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</a><br></blockquote>_______________________________________________<br>AT mailing list<br><a href="mailto:AT@lists.antique-tractor.com">AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</a><br><a href="http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</a><br></blockquote></body></html>