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Which freeze plug is the best to pull to use a aftermarket block heater?
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Why do you want a block heater?
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For in car installation I think the front drivers side plug is about the only option.
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Cold winters here would be nice to get in a warm car in 5 mins over 15-20mins. Cold as in lower than 20 degrees
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Yeah, whichever one you have the best access to...
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ive installed a few but how do you remove the old ones?
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Screwdriver through it, pry it out. Drain the coolant out first...

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sounds easy enough
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Just FYI but I tried three different heater plugs and toggle bolts and they all had catastrophic blow outs causing total coolant loss.
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Thanks for the info maybe i wont try this, dont need stranded
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yourgrandma wrote:Just FYI but I tried three different heater plugs and toggle bolts and they all had catastrophic blow outs causing total coolant loss.
as such:
http://www.pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/fo ... 40233.html

But I've never had issues before on other vehicles, and plan to reinstall a new one. Continueing within the thread, I found one of my ports in the front head to be sevearly blocked, and might have created excessive pressure resulting in the blow out.
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Might try this instead: http://www.pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/fo ... 16032.html
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00Beast wrote:Might try this instead: http://www.pontiacbonnevilleclub.com/fo ... 16032.html
Thats a good thread and idea!
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