[DeTomaso] BBORR engine fix

asajay at asajay.com asajay at asajay.com
Fri May 1 15:48:41 EDT 2009


I don't remember these being installed backwards.  Now I'm going to  
have to look.  I've always driven them in like any other core plug.

Asa Jay

Quoting JDeRyke at aol.com:

> Finally, if you removed it or it's loose, replace the freeze plug at the
> back of the cam bores. This is also a little tricky 'cause its driven in
> backwards and if you hit the plug in the middle very hard to seat   
> it, this slacks
> off the holding power of the plug and it'll leak. Tap only on the extreme
> edges with a large socket or a small punch! Some guys coat this freeze plug
> with epoxy or RTV, but the factory drove them in dry- and so do I. Good luck-
> J Deryke
>
>



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