Installing freeze plug on housing
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Installing freeze plug on housing
Hi,
I'm preparing to block the coolant passages on the rotor housing. The engine is already in the car and I don't want to remove it. I would like to know the best way to block theses.
I know that you can put 20mm freeze plug. I have already tried to install freeze plug last summer but the shock tower was to close to hammer it enough hard to squeze the freeze plug in the hole. I would like to know how do you process when the engine is still in the car?
Another alternative would be to use 1/2 npt plugs but they need to be tapped and that would probably create debris in the coolant system. Could you just drain the system a few times to make sure that the system is clean?
Thanks,
Alex
I'm preparing to block the coolant passages on the rotor housing. The engine is already in the car and I don't want to remove it. I would like to know the best way to block theses.
I know that you can put 20mm freeze plug. I have already tried to install freeze plug last summer but the shock tower was to close to hammer it enough hard to squeze the freeze plug in the hole. I would like to know how do you process when the engine is still in the car?
Another alternative would be to use 1/2 npt plugs but they need to be tapped and that would probably create debris in the coolant system. Could you just drain the system a few times to make sure that the system is clean?
Thanks,
Alex
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They have a block off plate located at the t2 LIM just for this reason!
Are you running it as a NA engine? If so - there isn't any passage for it on the NA manifold - just put an O-Ring on it and put it in - that is how mazda block off the front rotor housing coolant passage.
Are you running it as a NA engine? If so - there isn't any passage for it on the NA manifold - just put an O-Ring on it and put it in - that is how mazda block off the front rotor housing coolant passage.
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http://www.pineappleracing.com/index...PROD&ProdID=49 is probably your best bet with an upside down socket and somehow hammer it flat... if you are worried about that - you can always put an oring on it? what does the surface of the 13bre lim look like?
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http://www.pineappleracing.com/index...PROD&ProdID=49 is probably your best bet with an upside down socket and somehow hammer it flat... if you are worried about that - you can always put an oring on it? what does the surface of the 13bre lim look like?
I don't remember what the 13bre lim surface looks like. I didn't dissamble the engine yet. I only remember that I have tried to install 20mm freeze plug last year with the engine in it and I have not been able. Maybe not all the 20mm freeze plug are the same size.
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In your scenario, I believe your best bet would be to look at where that coolant port goes to - and check the distance of the bolts for it. I would be more than happy to measure mine so you would know if a standard T2 block off plate would work for your application... Since the motor is already in the car - it might be easier to run a block off plate than trying to hammer something in that you cant fit a hammer on!
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