Hi everyone,
I'm not sure if I'm using all the correct words for these parts but I'll do my best to explain my question.
I was redoing the coolant system in my 74 (flushing/changing hoses and such) and in the process took the engine drain plug out to flush the block. There was a lot of gunk in the plug that I removed and it was draining pretty well by the end of it. But now when I put that brass plug back in, it keeps draining around the plug. It seems that the drain plug screws into a "block drain" piece which screws into the engine block. I thought maybe the gunk was sealing that block drain piece (and maybe it was), but I can't unscrew or tighten that guy at all, it's frozen solid. Has this happened to anyone? Any suggestions on what to do next?
I'm not sure if I'm using all the correct words for these parts but I'll do my best to explain my question.
I was redoing the coolant system in my 74 (flushing/changing hoses and such) and in the process took the engine drain plug out to flush the block. There was a lot of gunk in the plug that I removed and it was draining pretty well by the end of it. But now when I put that brass plug back in, it keeps draining around the plug. It seems that the drain plug screws into a "block drain" piece which screws into the engine block. I thought maybe the gunk was sealing that block drain piece (and maybe it was), but I can't unscrew or tighten that guy at all, it's frozen solid. Has this happened to anyone? Any suggestions on what to do next?