Awesome source for coolant passage plugs!
01-07-11, 12:07 PM
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Awesome source for coolant passage plugs!
I found a great source for the 20mm expansion plugs that we 1st geners like to use for blocking the coolant passages in the rotor housings. The same ones that are available through pineapple racing for 7 bucks a p[air can be had at the site below for 8 bucks for a pack of 25!!! Just thought I'd pass on the info!
http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/Exp...c_p/a11877.htm
http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/Exp...c_p/a11877.htm
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01-09-11, 01:44 PM
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Man, $5 shipped for a pair of those may seem like a decent deal, but a couple years ago there was a member who was having trouble finding them. I went to my local store and bought some @ $0.49 each, and dropped them in an envelope with his address on it. Total cost, under $1.50. I just told him to forget about the money, since he had previously answered a question for me and it saved me at least 2 hours of searching. Figured that was the best way to say thanks......
Edit: Wait, it was a bit more than $1.50. I sent him 4 total. Still......
Edit: Wait, it was a bit more than $1.50. I sent him 4 total. Still......
01-09-11, 03:40 PM
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01-10-11, 08:29 AM
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I got the Dorman ones from rockauto for a few bucks when I was ordering some
other things. They are steel and work like a champ. I did use the high temp silicone
as a lubricant and sealer when I put them in. I almost pushed them to far in, so
be careful not do that! Put them in last year and so far no issues.
other things. They are steel and work like a champ. I did use the high temp silicone
as a lubricant and sealer when I put them in. I almost pushed them to far in, so
be careful not do that! Put them in last year and so far no issues.
01-10-11, 08:53 AM
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Man, $5 shipped for a pair of those may seem like a decent deal, but a couple years ago there was a member who was having trouble finding them. I went to my local store and bought some @ $0.49 each, and dropped them in an envelope with his address on it. Total cost, under $1.50. I just told him to forget about the money, since he had previously answered a question for me and it saved me at least 2 hours of searching. Figured that was the best way to say thanks......
Edit: Wait, it was a bit more than $1.50. I sent him 4 total. Still......
Edit: Wait, it was a bit more than $1.50. I sent him 4 total. Still......
01-10-11, 08:58 AM
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didn't know any were made from brass, steel plugs is all i've ever seen used. in cooling systems that r poorly maintained, if at all, the steel plugs would rust away from the inside and eventually spring leaks. maybe that's why the brass ones came about.
01-10-11, 11:01 AM
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It's been a while since I sent those. I'm not even sure where the others I bought at the time are right now.
5 years ago, I put the steel dorman plugs in my engine. So far, no signs of any issues. Of course, even if they were to start leaking, I used the orings as a secondary means of sealing......
01-10-11, 11:21 AM
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I clean up the housing mating surface with a sanding roll, then use J-B Weld to seal/lock the plugs in place. Use a socket that just fits inside the plug's cup, along with a 3/8" extension and tap the plugs into place. It is easy to tap them in too far and have them drop into the coolant passage way. Tap until they sit 1/16" below the housing surface then seal the joint with more J-B Weld.
01-10-11, 11:27 AM
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Maybe my housings are oddballs, but they had a ridge inside them. I just seated the plugs against the ridge. I remember thinking "these will be hell to get back out".........