Leaky block heater
Leaky block heater
1987 Mazda B2200 "outlaw" **planning phase** Chevy 283, Power Pack heads, Edelbrock carb and intake, turbo 350 trans
1985 Mercedes 300D stock for now
So when I found my water pump was leaking, I started the tedous process of taking all the hoses of. I noticed I was losing coolant under the turbo. Found that coolant was coming out the electrical connector, need to replace. I noticed that the freeze plug is threaded, no clue what size though. I was about to buy one of those rubber expanding plugs, I've used then before, but was wondering if anyone could tell me the thread size first. Wish I never used this thing as it states leaking when i started using it.
1987 Mazda B2200 "outlaw" **planning phase** Chevy 283, Power Pack heads, Edelbrock carb and intake, turbo 350 trans
1985 Mercedes 300D stock for now
1987 Mazda B2200 "outlaw" **planning phase** Chevy 283, Power Pack heads, Edelbrock carb and intake, turbo 350 trans
1985 Mercedes 300D stock for now
It was one of those things that I found the plug, plugged it in when it got down below 20° (I leave for work before the sun comes up) and a few days later I found the leak. Unfortunately I didn't like how the rubber plug sat in it so I need a factory plug or will have to get another heater.
1987 Mazda B2200 "outlaw" **planning phase** Chevy 283, Power Pack heads, Edelbrock carb and intake, turbo 350 trans
1985 Mercedes 300D stock for now
Look on eBay! They might have something cheaper than autohaus or something. I think I have a used one, but for as much work as they are to get to and put in idk if I'd mess with used. But that's up to you
'82 300D -3" straight pipe, ALDA deleted, 3in1 glowshift gauge, HX30, egr-less manifold, A/W intercooler
'14 Ram 6.7l cummins -G56 handshaker, wishing it was deleted
I only have to plug mine in if it gets below 0F. And I don't think I would have to do that, but the 15w40 I run get VERY thick when it's that cold and hinders it from rolling over very quickly.
Look on eBay! They might have something cheaper than autohaus or something. I think I have a used one, but for as much work as they are to get to and put in idk if I'd mess with used. But that's up to you
'82 300D -3" straight pipe, ALDA deleted, 3in1 glowshift gauge, HX30, egr-less manifold, A/W intercooler
'14 Ram 6.7l cummins -G56 handshaker, wishing it was deleted
1987 Mazda B2200 "outlaw" **planning phase** Chevy 283, Power Pack heads, Edelbrock carb and intake, turbo 350 trans
1985 Mercedes 300D stock for now
I caved and got a new one ordered. I still have to put the test of my car back together. Might finish it before March.
1987 Mazda B2200 "outlaw" **planning phase** Chevy 283, Power Pack heads, Edelbrock carb and intake, turbo 350 trans
1985 Mercedes 300D stock for now
1987 Mazda B2200 "outlaw" **planning phase** Chevy 283, Power Pack heads, Edelbrock carb and intake, turbo 350 trans
1985 Mercedes 300D stock for now
Ok so I caved and bought a block heater, found one on sale that came from a MB dealership somewhere. It's in my possession now. What do I need to use as a sealant for the threads on this?
1987 Mazda B2200 "outlaw" **planning phase** Chevy 283, Power Pack heads, Edelbrock carb and intake, turbo 350 trans
1985 Mercedes 300D stock for now
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raysorenson
02-10-2016, 01:31 PM #7Wish I had seen this earlier. No sealant on the threads, the o-ring does the sealing. Part# for the blank plug is FB-1179970230 4$ w/o-ring
1987 Mazda B2200 "outlaw" **planning phase** Chevy 283, Power Pack heads, Edelbrock carb and intake, turbo 350 trans
1985 Mercedes 300D stock for now
Do'oh! Ah well, nice to know that at least. So I need an o ring for my heater and no goop on the threads. Thanks mate!
1987 Mazda B2200 "outlaw" **planning phase** Chevy 283, Power Pack heads, Edelbrock carb and intake, turbo 350 trans
1985 Mercedes 300D stock for now
1987 Mazda B2200 "outlaw" **planning phase** Chevy 283, Power Pack heads, Edelbrock carb and intake, turbo 350 trans
1985 Mercedes 300D stock for now
Well it looks like I get to see if this plug you linked is going to work for me, the block heater I got was too small, won't fit...
1987 Mazda B2200 "outlaw" **planning phase** Chevy 283, Power Pack heads, Edelbrock carb and intake, turbo 350 trans
1985 Mercedes 300D stock for now
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