oldrx Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 Having major difficulty installing 20mm freeze plugs into 13b intake manifold coolant ports (engine in car), very limited swing for hammer. Dont have an engine crane to remove engine. Considering tapping to M22 and using threaded plugs instead but min hole size is supposed to be 20.73mm, although its only aluminium so I might get away with it? Taps will be fkn expensive though for a one off job. Why has no one made a 90deg battery hammer? Any ideas before i go buy an engine crane? Quote
tortron Posted October 31, 2021 Posted October 31, 2021 You might be wrong side of the boarder but I have an engine crane in Papakura Quote
oldrx Posted November 1, 2021 Author Posted November 1, 2021 Thanks man, Im south of the border unfortunately Quote
Beaver Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 Can you press it in? Brace against something and use a jack/something to press it in? 2 Quote
JustHarry Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 File it down a bit and shellac it in? 1 Quote
JustHarry Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 I did that with my v2000 as I couldnt get a good swing on. Few scrapes round the edge with a file and glued the cunt in Quote
oldrx Posted November 1, 2021 Author Posted November 1, 2021 Hmmm some good ideas, will try again tonight Quote
mjrstar Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 57 minutes ago, Beaver said: Can you press it in? Brace against something and use a jack/something to press it in? Along similar lines but maybe build a massive g clamp out of scrap steel an pull against the far side of the engine? Or a bolted plate to something solid on the engine.. 1 Quote
Bling Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 How much space we talking. What about a long bolt, with a nut, and a section of pipe between nut and plug. Wind nut off the bolt, to push pipe on to plug and bobs your uncles dog. Just thought of that, so there could well be downsides I haven't had time to consider. Quote
oldrx Posted November 1, 2021 Author Posted November 1, 2021 Maybe but trouble will be finding a flat enough surface in the engine bay to push against. Quote
Popular Post azzurro Posted November 1, 2021 Popular Post Posted November 1, 2021 dont worry, wont be flat when you finished pushing it with abolt or making room for the back swing on the persuader Have you considered a crane? Jb weld? 10 propellors? 2ZZ? Newtech and newspaper? fresh underseal with dirt in it? lower it more? Turbo 6 falcon? Turbos with eagers? more jandal? Have we found an edge case scenario where the OS standard answers do not apply, thereby proving they are in fact fundamental laws of the universe by exception? 6 3 2 Quote
azzurro Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 But seriously, some sort of expansion tool might be needed cause getting those fuckers in without an easy swing with a good hammer is a real trick - dont reckon opening the hole out is a good idea either, future you/owners will be cursing that plug that doesnt for ever. Quote
tortron Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 Inflate a basketball next to it. How strong that bit of the engine bay Quote
oldrx Posted November 1, 2021 Author Posted November 1, 2021 3 hours ago, azzurro said: dont worry, wont be flat when you finished pushing it with abolt or making room for the back swing on the persuader Have you considered a crane? Jb weld? 10 propellors? 2ZZ? Newtech and newspaper? fresh underseal with dirt in it? lower it more? Turbo 6 falcon? Turbos with eagers? more jandal? Have we found an edge case scenario where the OS standard answers do not apply, thereby proving they are in fact fundamental laws of the universe by exception? I etched 'go hard for what you are' on the plug, didn't work but may have collapsed a parralel universe. 2 Quote
oldrx Posted November 1, 2021 Author Posted November 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Nominal said: Bung one of these in? What it is? Quote
GuyWithAviators Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 Chuck the plug in the freezer overnight and blowtorch the block? Quote
oldrx Posted November 1, 2021 Author Posted November 1, 2021 Just now, GuyWithAviators said: Chuck the plug in the freezer overnight and blowtorch the block? Tried freezing the plug, no change, this is all on the front housing where there is more swing room. The rubber things with the nut may be the way as have room on the other side, nut can sit in manifold coolant port perhaps Quote
Alfashark Posted November 1, 2021 Posted November 1, 2021 Manifold off and in the oven for a bit? Used to do two Skoda alloy blocks, side by side in a double width oven for installing plugs and main seals. Quote
oldrx Posted November 1, 2021 Author Posted November 1, 2021 Would be ok if plug was going in the manifold but i think really needs to go in block? I guess i could plug mani and O ring like factory in block but more likely to leak? Quote
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