4.0 freeze plugs

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Is that 4 peaks?

yeah I do need to get it running but it is held hostage in my garage for another week anyway. I am going to replace all of the water components too. I will probably finish it up this next weekend. Then I will be able to drive it out of the garage on the new driveway.

It has been 75 degrees, and I am sad I am driving my 3/4 ton truck right now.

I went in through rolls OHV park and exited four peaks. Nothing serious only had to grab 4 wheel twice.

 

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I like it!

 

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We will have to make a day of it once you are back on the road.

 

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I have pulled the intake and exhaust off to replace the freeze plugs, As you can see they are leaking. I popped 3 of them out and for the life of me cannot get the new ones back in. I got one in that is adjacent to the motor mount. I used a huge prybar and a socket to get it started then hammered it in the rest of the way, but I cannot get any of the other ones started I got two blood blisters trying to start them with a socket. After a couple hours and multiple tries, I am coming here to see of there is someone that has a trick.

My problem is there is not enough room between the block and the steering to get a good swing. I looked up videos and all I could find was cherokees. and one video suggested putting the plug in the freezer of which I tried, but it didn't make any difference. Another video showed a guy just pushing it in with his fingers to get it started, but there is no way that is happening. Maybe I don't have the finger strength, I don't know but I could not get it started by hand.

Running out of ideas, would sure love to hear some success stories about now....

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i am about to attempt this. my plan before i even begin is i am going to put the new plugs in freezer before installing (to shrink plug), then clean the previous cavity out & was thinking of maybe torching the block around the cavity with blow torch a bit(to expand cavity) and installing “frozen”/“shrunken” plugs then if they go in smoothly i plan on heating the cavity and installed-freeze plug a bit with the torch before attempting to start engine.