Freeze plugs..???

[cowboy]

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Will a smallblock have freeze plugs on the back side, - inside the converterhousing..

[chrisII]

sorry to say, if i remember correctly there are 2 freeze plugs along with the oil plugs and rear cam bearing cap. and there are pretty much only 2 ways to get to em, pull the motor, or drop the trans

[cowboy]

      

[Chryco Psycho]

I do not remember a freeze plug inside the belhousing in the rear of the block , you do have them on the rear of the heads though

[cowboy]

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Yeps, those in the heads is OK,  - but I got a little water coming on the garage-floor from somewhere in the back of the engine..

[chrisII]

I wouls go out n look at one but its 3:30 am an i just got in from a show, wearing my best pr of pants. so itll have to wait till im in work clothes.   ill try to look when i get up

[Chryco Psycho]

could be leaking at the rear exhaust studs or the back corners of the intake manifold

[cowboy]

could be leaking at the rear exhaust studs or the back corners of the intake manifold

OK..

""back corners of the intake manifold""  Please explain a little more..

I have seen water dripping from the rigth headders, but it aint from the exhaust studs, and if it is from inside the converterhouse, how will it get to the headders..

So this manifold thing sounds likely..

[Chryco Psycho]

there is water ports at the rear of the heads , there are blocked by the intake but can leak & run down the rear fo the engine , you need to pull the intake & replace the gaskets to fix it 

[cowboy]

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I'll check that out, - thank you...

[nivvy]

Freeze Plugs totally suck! I had a bad problem with them because I was to stupid to put antifreeze in the car over winter! I had the block pulled and replaced them all..... I guess Im lucky the block didnt crack!

 

[cowboy]

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I just took a better look...

Water all over the engine, front crossmember, pan, and so on...

Dont see any bad freeze plugs dow..

[nivvy]

I had the freeze plugs from behind my headers leaking down and behind the motor mount which is very hard to see....

[tactransman]

There are two 1 5/8 inch freeze plugs on the back of the block,I keep them in stock at the shop because it seems like they are the number ones to go bad because of lack of circulation. Best time to change them is when the tranny is out.

[Jacksboys]

There are two 1 5/8 inch freeze plugs on the back of the block,I keep them in stock at the shop because it seems like they are the number ones to go bad because of lack of circulation. Best time to change them is when the tranny is out.

There are two at the back of the block.