Engine Freeze Plug Removal - The easy way!

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  • @roguebenim2238
    @roguebenim2238 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Couldn’t get any better for your advice then bam saw that beautiful FC

  • @vaclavkonicek5514
    @vaclavkonicek5514 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Perfect video, excellent and simple procedure. Thank you very much, greetings from the Czech Republic.

    • @jpm
      @jpm  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks for watching and awesome to hear us reach out friends overseas!

  • @travisburgemeister313
    @travisburgemeister313 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks! I had a freeze plug in a hard to reach area, I couldn’t get a fill in there but I used a carbide on my in-line grinder punched the opposite side to get it sideways and it came out with ease thanks again!

    • @jpm
      @jpm  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad it helped! It's amazing what you can do, when you need to get the car running, huh?

    • @CBRRR-eh3ky
      @CBRRR-eh3ky 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How did you put it back

  • @D4rkS4v4nt
    @D4rkS4v4nt 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Excellent - was trying to find out what it looks like, in the Porsche WSM for the 944 it specifies this method for removing the freeze plugs

  • @dannytrinh07
    @dannytrinh07 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wow wonderfully done! Just one question, would you worry when engine still on car and drill burrs might fall back inside engine?

    • @JessePrather-e1s
      @JessePrather-e1s 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      In that case what I'll do is use grease on the drill bit and do it a little bit at a time, catching 99% of the shavings in the grease.

  • @Skuggan84
    @Skuggan84 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    And if the freeze plug won't budge using the Hammer and punch method? I have one where I hit as hard as I can and the damn thing just doesn't move at all.

    • @coryjordan2368
      @coryjordan2368 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      working on a mid 70s bbc 454. i had some that were punching holes in the plugs (wouldnt budge). i ended up pushing the plugs into the water jackets with a similar sized socket. and finagling them out. hope it helps.

    • @coryjordan2368
      @coryjordan2368 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      soak them in PB. and just keep working. i didnt use the seal puller, i wedged the punch into it and pry'd some of them out.

    • @Skuggan84
      @Skuggan84 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@coryjordan2368 i discovered it rested against a lip on the inside.
      Self tapper and prybar was the correct solution...

  • @TheMr39
    @TheMr39 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That’s great if you’re rebuilding your engine. How about when you have to replace a leaking freeze plug with engine in the car?

    • @DeanCook-yn9ek
      @DeanCook-yn9ek ปีที่แล้ว

      knock it in and it will rot away in the block

  • @davidstepeck2644
    @davidstepeck2644 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I guess this works but kind of over engineered in my opinion. If you just tap one side of the plug with a blunt stone chisel or a punch, the freeze out plug will spin 90° and you just pull it out with pliers. So much easier, and you don’t get metal shavings into the cooling system or engine.

    • @jpm
      @jpm  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like I always say, not the only way to do it, but it does the job that I have had success with. Thanks for watching!

    • @oageletserampuleng10
      @oageletserampuleng10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Easier said than done I'm struggling fail to remove it out

    • @ASpacywalf
      @ASpacywalf 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My block has a ridge so two plugs cannot spin out

    • @LegendCampbell
      @LegendCampbell 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well lemme tell you why someone would do this!.. a stuck freeze plug won't insert further.. so the hammer trick doesn't work! Now Imma go try this method

  • @wilfredv1930
    @wilfredv1930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very nice job, what if one scratch a little the seat of the freeze plug? there will be any problem?

    • @jpm
      @jpm  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s a hard question to answer here. Obviously, you want a nice clean surface to work with, but how do you define a scratch? How deep is it? It could need to be repaired. I would invest in making the surface as good as it can be before installing new plugs. If it leaks, it is coming apart again, so might as well do the job right the first time around and only do it once.

  • @charleswittmer2477
    @charleswittmer2477 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    nice process, american ingenuity

  • @adamzgi55
    @adamzgi55 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm about to do this on my 95 f150 302 but don't have tools to pull engine. Is it doable with engine in place. Or possibly taking if engine mounts and propping engine up a few inches

    • @charleswittmer2477
      @charleswittmer2477 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      you will only do the easy ones, what about if there are some under the flywheel?

  • @tonyjohnson8205
    @tonyjohnson8205 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video

    • @jpm
      @jpm  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Glad you enjoyed it - Always trying to spread a few of my tricks and shortcuts around!

  • @johnnyrocketa1257
    @johnnyrocketa1257 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    DO NOT USE CHISELS!!! A bad hit, and the plug will never seal properly.
    Drill a 8 or 10 mm hole on the plug as centered as you can, thread it with a male tap, get the corresponding bolt with washers, normal and oversized, grab a 1/2 ratchet socket about 2 numbers bigger than the plug (I.e. if the plug is 30 mm use the 32 mils), now put the socket over the plug, the washers, and the bolt screwed on the plug through the socket, and use the ratchet to turn it until the plug pops out. If you have the block on a stand and you can screw a nut behind, you can pull even the most stuck plugs. Heating it also helps.
    I've replaced quite some plugs this way... But in case it's too stuck, and you can't screw a nut behind, weld a big bolt on it with a washer (12, 13, or 14 mils is enough), and use a sliding hammer. Again, the blow torch is your best friend here😁

  • @justinchristiano7928
    @justinchristiano7928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome! Thanks!!!

  • @andredesousa96
    @andredesousa96 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No need to drill, just tap with the punch to rotate 90º and pull out with pliers.

  • @faithgrasso697
    @faithgrasso697 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Isnt he possibly putting shavings inside by drilling???

  • @1budmech2
    @1budmech2 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yeah lets see that with one still on the block

  • @FANABBS
    @FANABBS ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Way easier when motor out of car

  • @SOLDOZER
    @SOLDOZER ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If I could get the plug to tilt that easy I would not have to drill it. Banged on mine with a punch and 5 pound dead blow hammer and it just laughed. They will have to be cut out..

    • @jpm
      @jpm  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sometimes, they are pretty stuck and ease of access is an issue, but for the most part, the way I do it will work. There is always that, "one" that doesn't want to be part pf the team.

    • @SOLDOZER
      @SOLDOZER ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jpm I got them out. Just needed more persuasion.

  • @steveroberson1488
    @steveroberson1488 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think I'll try this method but instead of drilling I'm going to punch a small hole

    • @jpm
      @jpm  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Possibly a cleaner method - let me know how that works for you!

    • @jpm
      @jpm  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Beware, odds are you'll just hit the freeze plug into the cooling galley, making it harder to get out of the block.

    • @steveroberson1488
      @steveroberson1488 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah I've already punched a hole in two ,,these things are 52 years old & very soft,,but they don't want to come out

  • @jimmyconn7314
    @jimmyconn7314 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Not worth the probability of getting metal shavings in side engine.additionally if the engine is in vehicle,basically all the drill motors and longer then necessary tools you utilizes are way to long to be of any use.have to give this a hands down report.i rarely do that but come on very non realistic and potentially damaging techniques.

  • @airgunsandstuffyorkshire269
    @airgunsandstuffyorkshire269 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Self tapped and a claw hammer if u have room. 🤪

  • @gregbaylin9640
    @gregbaylin9640 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i think its easy doing it outside,, but if engine still attched to frame i dint think ad easy ad that ,, tnx anyway

    • @jpm
      @jpm  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      As with any tip/trick, it may not work in your situation. Access could be limited to the point that you can’t use this method. There are others though!

    • @rawfoodphilosophy7061
      @rawfoodphilosophy7061 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Just hit it on one side, and then use pliers or vise grips to grab the lip on the other side and then pull it out

    • @jpm
      @jpm  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s another way to do it!

  • @Celicagamer
    @Celicagamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    and when this doesn't work. then what

    • @jpm
      @jpm  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      There are a few other steps you can take, but if this didn't work, you might have some rust issues. The next steps will depend on if the engine is on a stand or still in the car, but that bond needs to get broken.

  • @bobeskance8965
    @bobeskance8965 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Yeah, right, I'll just pull the engine out of the car. No problem. Let us know when you come up with an easy way to remove them from under the car while the engine is still in the car.

    • @JessePrather-e1s
      @JessePrather-e1s 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Honestly I'm not sure why you'd remove a freeze plug on an engine still in the car unless you're adding a block heater. If it's leaking you might be in trouble anyway.

    • @bobeskance8965
      @bobeskance8965 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@JessePrather-e1s You have never experienced a rusted leaking freeze plug? Never owned an old car?

    • @JessePrather-e1s
      @JessePrather-e1s 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@bobeskance8965 apparently I haven't. I would agree that drilling with the engine in the car would be problematic and probably not the best idea for that application.

  • @ccfmfg
    @ccfmfg ปีที่แล้ว

    That's To Easy! You've ruined the challenge and potential peril for Me.

    • @jpm
      @jpm  ปีที่แล้ว

      I too know the peril, that’s why I do it this way!

  • @dawggonefunny458
    @dawggonefunny458 ปีที่แล้ว

    P

  • @jasperlovin6496
    @jasperlovin6496 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You dont want to drill out a freeze-out plug while the engine is still in the vehicle 😂
    Lousy video

  • @xoxo9623
    @xoxo9623 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Brilliant!