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Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? #552795 12/13/09 05:23 PM 12/13/09 05:23 PM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,165 Florida C cataclysm80 OP master
cataclysm80 OP master C Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,165 Florida	Hello, I've got a freeze plug on my girlfriends 2000 Dodge Neon that has been seeping a little antifreeze out. It loses about a quart of antifreeze every 3000 miles. It's pretty tough to get to in a neon. I'd probably have to take off the exhaust manifold & the passenger side CV axle. I was able to get my hand up in there and push on it. It feels solid, didn't push out, but still leaks. The car just passed 100,000 miles and sometimes knocks just a little on a cold morning start. What would you do? Just add antifreeze every oil change until the engine wears out and needs rebuilt, or fix the freeze plug now, or other? Can it be fixed without pulling the engine? Tav

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: cataclysm80] #552796 12/13/09 05:37 PM 12/13/09 05:37 PM
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abodyman super street A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 549 Oregon	How well do You like Your girlfriend? I didnt know it ever got cold in Florida! The best thing to do, would be relace it, but its a big pain. May as well flush out the cooling system while Your at it. To see if any more are rusted out. Anyway, it will only get worse. If things are real serious between You 2, then pull the motor and replace ALL of them. You could try one of those rubber plugs that expand when You tighten them...But You still have to get the old freeze plug out and clean up the hole so the new rubber one will seal properly. Now...My idiot brother actually SWEARS by taking egg whites and adding them to your radiator and then starting the car up till its warmed up... I asked him one time, do You add salt and pepper with that? He didnt think it was funny

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: abodyman] #552797 12/13/09 05:42 PM 12/13/09 05:42 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,040 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: add salt and pepper with that? actually people (including myself) have stopped minor coolant leaks with pepper live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: RapidRobert] #552798 12/13/09 05:44 PM 12/13/09 05:44 PM
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,822 Kirkland, Washington Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts
Pacnorthcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 21,822 Kirkland, Washington	you could try an epoxy fix. JB Weld.

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: Pacnorthcuda] #552799 12/13/09 05:58 PM 12/13/09 05:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Find a new girlfriend...

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #552800 12/13/09 11:44 PM 12/13/09 11:44 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 587 minot north dakota ledft79 mopar
ledft79 mopar Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 587 minot north dakota	get the rotted plug out before it lets loose and over-heats and ruins the motor. Then clean the hole and use an expandable rubber plug or use a block heater plug if there is room inside the water jacket for the heater probe. That would be the easy way. Pull the engine, replace them all and flush the old crap out of the cooling system, fill with good antifreeze. that would be the correct way to do it, but not the easy way. DRIVE EM, DONT HIDE EM.

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: Pacnorthcuda] #552801 12/14/09 06:12 AM 12/14/09 06:12 AM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,726 Florida BDW master
BDW master Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,726 Florida	Quote: you could try an epoxy fix. JB Weld. For a quick patch, since you mentioned you could get your hand to the spot. Depends on how long you'll be with her?

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: BDW] #552802 12/14/09 09:47 AM 12/14/09 09:47 AM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,503 NJ 4 440challenger master
440challenger master 4 Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 4,503 NJ	drain the anti freeze and block, clean the freeze plug and surrounding area really well. Jb it up

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: 440challenger] #552803 12/14/09 12:24 PM 12/14/09 12:24 PM
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Paul_Fancsali master P Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,931	If you can spray down with brake clean and silicone seal it period make sure it sets up before you run it and if you can drain coolant before you do it below the freeze plug

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: RapidRobert] #552804 12/14/09 09:05 PM 12/14/09 09:05 PM
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67_Satellite super stock 6 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,020 Andrews,In. U.S.of A.	I'm with you on the pepper.About 2 tablespoons stopped the seeping head gasket on my old Buick Century 2.2 liter 4 cyl. Reapply as needed.

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: 67_Satellite] #552805 12/14/09 09:19 PM 12/14/09 09:19 PM
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1976duster enthusiast 1 Joined: May 2005 Posts: 363 Jax, Florida	K&W Engine Block Sealent!

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: 1976duster] #552806 12/14/09 10:00 PM 12/14/09 10:00 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,427 It's a dry heat gtx6970 Too Many Posts
gtx6970 Too Many Posts Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 21,427 It's a dry heat	fix it right the 1st time, now before it becomes a bigger issue.

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: gtx6970] #552807 12/14/09 10:23 PM 12/14/09 10:23 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,937 Walmart parking lot yorker Drugs are bad
yorker Drugs are bad Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,937 Walmart parking lot	My 97 Ram has had a slight leak at a freeze plug since I bought it 3 years ago. I have to fill the resivor and a little in the rad. about once a month. It has never got worse. I have not fixed it. Now I do not think mine is related to rust as I think the ccoolant system had been maintained. If yoours is rusting, it may get worse. I had a reputable garage tell me jb weld should work. This belongs in the tech section ( SHONEN KNIFE ) MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. ONE SONG, ONE CONCERT AT A TIME FOR OVER 36 YEARS!! https://www.youtube.com/user/SHONENKNIFETV

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: yorker] #552808 12/14/09 11:00 PM 12/14/09 11:00 PM
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,611 Pataskala, Ohio GTX70sixpack top fuel
GTX70sixpack top fuel Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,611 Pataskala, Ohio	Get up Saturday morning, pull the engine, install core plugs, timing belt, water pump, any leaking gaskets or seals, clean and paint engine, it's running and ready Saturday night. 65 Belvedere II Station Wagon 69 Coronet R/T convertible 70 GTX 70'cuda 99 Dodge Diesel dually 4X4

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: GTX70sixpack] #552809 12/14/09 11:30 PM 12/14/09 11:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 9,066 Eugene, Oregon M minivan master
minivan master M Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 9,066 Eugene, Oregon	Quote: Get up Saturday morning, pull the engine, install core plugs, timing belt, water pump, any leaking gaskets or seals, clean and paint engine, it's running and ready Saturday night. Heck yeah, Just make sure she isn't like my last girlfriend who was boinking every other guy in town while I was keeping her car going for her......

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: minivan] #552810 12/14/09 11:37 PM 12/14/09 11:37 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Quote: Quote: Get up Saturday morning, pull the engine, install core plugs, timing belt, water pump, any leaking gaskets or seals, clean and paint engine, it's running and ready Saturday night. Heck yeah, Just make sure she isn't like my last girlfriend who was boinking every other guy in town while I was keeping her car going for her...... Reason I liked my answer best... "Find a new girlfriend..."

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: RapidRobert] #552811 12/15/09 09:45 AM 12/15/09 09:45 AM
Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A. roadhazard master
roadhazard master Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,675 Akron, Ohio U.S.A.	Quote: actually people (including myself) have stopped minor coolant leaks with pepper I have stopped minor coolant leaks with pepper also. I used "coarse ground pepper" as the regular seems to be too fine. Leak was stopped for as long as I needed. Pepper doesn't seem to have any adverse effects on the cooling system like other sealers do. If it's already knocking on cold start up the motor isn't in the best of shape anyway.

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: abodyman] #552812 12/15/09 11:41 AM 12/15/09 11:41 AM
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siggie30 member S Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 118 Sarasota, Fl	Quote: How well do You like Your girlfriend? I didnt know it ever got cold in Florida! The best thing to do, would be relace it, but its a big pain. May as well flush out the cooling system while Your at it. To see if any more are rusted out. Anyway, it will only get worse. If things are real serious between You 2, then pull the motor and replace ALL of them. You could try one of those rubber plugs that expand when You tighten them...But You still have to get the old freeze plug out and clean up the hole so the new rubber one will seal properly. Now...My idiot brother actually SWEARS by taking egg whites and adding them to your radiator and then starting the car up till its warmed up... I asked him one time, do You add salt and pepper with that? He didnt think it was funny You know, I thought I had the only dumb------ brother that would put an egg into the coolant system. He put 3 in the truck I gave him (97' tacoma) and it plugged up the heater box and the head gasket, eventually leading to a cracked head. I bought it off of him for $200 and fixed it for about $400 total (including a used head). Been driving it (again) ever since. The pepper trick is a temporary fix only and should be used for "getting home". I would suggest that you take the time to do a proper repair and replace the plug unless your girlfriend is not worth your time, but I imagine that you could trade off the next argument with the repair. I don't even have 1/2 lift, but the other 1/2 is nitroused.

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: cataclysm80] #552813 12/15/09 04:27 PM 12/15/09 04:27 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,506 Az Crizila master
Crizila master Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,506 Az	Quote: Hello, I've got a freeze plug on my girlfriends 2000 Dodge Neon that has been seeping a little antifreeze out. It loses about a quart of antifreeze every 3000 miles. It's pretty tough to get to in a neon. I'd probably have to take off the exhaust manifold & the passenger side CV axle. I was able to get my hand up in there and push on it. It feels solid, didn't push out, but still leaks. The car just passed 100,000 miles and sometimes knocks just a little on a cold morning start. What would you do? Just add antifreeze every oil change until the engine wears out and needs rebuilt, or fix the freeze plug now, or other? Can it be fixed without pulling the engine? Tav Give it to the local chruch and claim it as a tax deduction. Fastest 300

Re: Freeze plug seeping, What would you do? [Re: gtx6970] #552814 01/27/10 01:50 AM 01/27/10 01:50 AM
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,165 Florida C cataclysm80 OP master
cataclysm80 OP master C Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,165 Florida	Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I haven't figured out when yet, but it looks like I'll be replacing the freeze plug to fix it right. I proposed Friday evening while we were on a four day weekend in Key West. Tav

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