Date:         Tue, 25 May 2004 10:45:55 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Earl <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeffrey Earl <jefferrata@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      antifreeze from diesel engine block
Comments: cc: felder@KNOLOGY.NET, vw4x4@fyi.net
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Eric Zeno wrote:
> The only reason these are in todays engines
> is, that access is needed when making the block to
get the casting
> sand out.   THESE WILL NOT PROTECT YOUR engine
> for freezing water.

Jim Felder wrote:
I didn't engineer the things, was just passing along
the rationale for having them. Why do you think they
are called freeze plugs?


Jeff writes:
You'll also probably have better luck finding
replacements if you do NOT ask for block-casting-sand
access plugs …


www.busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=059103113


"OK, I'll leave it at that since I've already gone on
for far too long about something I don't know a whole
lot about ..."

Jeffrey Earl
1983 diesel Westfalia "Vanasazi"
www.vanthology.com









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