Re: Freeze Plug Leak
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Re: Freeze Plug Leak



I agree.

Permatex also makes another product - The Right Stuff.

It comes in black and gray.

This is the "Last Resort" sealant for me.  It can be almost impossible
to get parts apart but it will seal where almost nothing else will.  I
get it in the short caulking tubes, I don't have much luck with the
pressurized cans.

Dennis C.

On Nov 12, 6:28 pm, a440plus6 <a440pl...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I always use a little sealant when I install plugs, whether is a fresh
> build on the engine stand with metal plugs or when I have to use a rubber
> one for temporary fix. Key here is use "little"....more is not always
> better.
> This is the ONLY gasket maker/sealant I use since they came out with it.
> Even though it says "silicone" it is paintable unlike the first
> siliconized gasket maker/sealant they came out with. I think it comes in 3
> colors....grey, red and black.http://www.permatex.com/products/automotive/automotive_gasketing/gask...
> Jerry
>
> On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Eric R <hoodoovoodoo...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Clean the opening as good as you can to make it smooth, even if you
> > have to wire brush it or sand it. Maybe you have an old piece of a
> > plug or rust stiull stuck to the edge of the hole.  Then try the
> > rubber plug.   I don't like the looks of the rubber plug, but trying
> > to get the metal plugs in the engine while it's still in the car is
> > tough.  I don't think I would use sealant on the rubber as the rubber
> > should expand enough when tightened.  A  rubber plug in the expansion
> > hole by the starter  will make the starter sit slightly off center and
> > not catch sometimes.
>
> > On Nov 12, 7:16 pm, Donald Gallimore <dongallim...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > I've been fighting a core plug leak in my '65 Statellite 383.  I've put
> > a couple
> > > of metal plugs in there and just can't get it to seal. I even tried them
> > with a
> > > sealant - I think is was the Permatex copper sealant.  Right now, I have
> > the
> > > rubber plug.  Any ideas of sealant and/0r prep work that I can do?  The
> > engine
> > > is in the car.
>
> > > Akron Don Gallimore
>
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