One of the freeze plugs has a block heater installed. That one has started leaking coolant. I tried gently tapping the block heater more firmly into the freeze plug hole, but that didn't help. (How hard can I tap/hammer before breaking something? Somebody please suggest what I should try next! (Preferrably something which doesn't require me to drain the cooling system.) A note in the archives suggests using JB weld to seal the plugs in an aircooled block. Would that work here also? JB weld is just an epoxy right? Can I use PC7 instead? I also thought about silicone rubber, but wasn't sure if that would work when the coolant is under pressure. If I drain the system, how do I (nondestructively) get the block heater out? And what should I do to make it seal better when I put it back in. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The cold Nov weather does not invite to exhaustive experimentation in the driveway. Thanks, Martin and 82 diesel westy -- Martin Jagersand email: jag@cs.rochester.edu Computer Science Department jag@cs.chalmers.se University of Rochester Fax: (716) 461-2018 Rochester, NY 14627-0226 WWW: http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/jag/
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