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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 01:48 PM
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NEED HELP, jb weld stuck in coolant passage

Decided to take off my intake manifold to see what mysteries laid beneath it, found out that the previous owner before decided it was a good idea to seal up the coolant passages where the freeze plugs go with jb weld and in the process of taking out that jb weld junk, a piece fell inside the coolant jacket. What's the worse that can happen if it's left in there? Is there any idea of a way to get it out without disassembling the motor?
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 04:02 PM
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Pop all the freeze plugs and hook a garden hose up to it and flush it out
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by lduley
Pop all the freeze plugs and hook a garden hose up to it and flush it out
I gotta pass by harbor freight and pick me up an engine stand but ill have to give that a try
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Old Feb 14, 2016 | 11:11 PM
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How big of a piece do you think fell in there anyways?
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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 12:21 AM
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He's not gonna pop all the freeze plugs out of his engine, lol.
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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeff20B
He's not gonna pop all the freeze plugs out of his engine, lol.
Well, he doesn't need to pull them all i guess, at least 2, and let it flush for awhile
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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 09:44 AM
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First ..I would wonder if JB weld floats..(maybe it does!) If it does then you know the answer..lol!
Secondly I would look at the coolant system routing using a Factory service diagram and find out where that "hole" actually exits to..the easiest route to the outside of the engine.
If it goes from that hole to the pump then just flush at the hole and spin the pump.

your engine is out anyways so you gotta get water flowing out of that hole hard enough to move that piece of crap.
If the engine's Hole is tilted down flat on that side then it gives that piece a chance to get out when you put the water to it..
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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 10:06 AM
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Could get in there with a Dremel and a long rasp bit to slowly grind it away.
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Old Feb 15, 2016 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by misterstyx69
How big of a piece do you think fell in there anyways?
About the size of a dime but im going to harbor freight today and buying an engine stand, then I gotta order the adaptor to put the motor on its side, try to flush it out and ill possibly have to slice the piece in two if it shows up because it's too wide to come straight out the freeze plug holes
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