Date:         Fri, 4 Feb 2011 19:08:50 -0800
Reply-To:     Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Freeze Plugs was Oops - I let the engine freeze
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Never had one pop/freeze out, but I had one rot out... behind a flex plate.
Five hour's work to replace a buck-twenty five piece of metal.

Cya,
Robert
On Feb 4, 2011 6:54 PM, "Tom Hargrave" <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:
> To show far much the “freeze plug” myth has gained acceptance , here’s a
quote from a “big box” auto parts store.
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> “Freeze Plugs are ingeniously design to pop out if your coolant freezes up
and threatens to crack your block.”
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> So, who’s going to try it and let us know?
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> Tom
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> www.towercooler.com
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> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Dave Mcneely
> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 7:42 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Freeze Plugs was Oops - I let the engine freeze
>
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>
> ---- Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> wrote:
>> never had the problem myself.
>> 50-50 mixture is so easy to have in there.
>> For most people if it's even 'sorta close' it's adequate.
>>
>> and since it should be in there year-round ..
>> it sure 'should' be in all cars, no excuse not too really.
>
> Well, the original poster's engine or other components likely did not
freeze, but the engine probably experienced the too frequent leaking from
the heads in cold weather that our vans are known for. But, he reported that
the temperature was -25 F. Slightly too dilute a mixture, and microclimate
variability in temperature, and freezing could be a possibility for any
vehicle. If I lived in a climate where -25 was a possibility, I'd run
Canadian mix rather than U.S. At least I think I would. Back when I was a
kid, in Dallas, in my family we ran 50:50 at a time when it was not yet the
common recommendation. Some folks still ran denatured alcohol in car engines
in winter at that time, and others drained the radiator and block on cold
nights. I knew more than one person whose car block froze. My father thought
that was simple carelessness, and we ran 50:50 ethylene glycol.
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> mcneely
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