Frozen antifreeze, please help!!!!!

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03-04-2009, 01:26 PM

angel383

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Frozen antifreeze, please help!!!!!

My 68 newport was put up for the winter, i checked her fluids today and found the radiator was empty!!!!! I added new fluid and found it leaking heavily from mid engine, i can't get up underneith yet due to the location. What kind of damage does this mean??? am i going to need a new block??? Please help!!!!! IM me if you would like to respond that is the fastest contact. Thanks

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03-04-2009, 01:42 PM

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I assume that one of your freeze plugs popped, you'll need to look up, or around to confirm this.

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03-04-2009, 02:06 PM

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it is probably just a popped freeze plug on the block
it can be repaired, but the engine has to come out

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03-04-2009, 05:26 PM

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X3 on the freeze plug.

The antifreeze should never have froze. That means that there was too much water in the mixture.

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03-04-2009, 05:54 PM

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That does sound like the center freeze plug, but make sure you check the block when you pull the motor. I've had 2 440's that froze, popped the center plug, and then had longitudinal cracks from the freeze plug holes. (Nope, not on me, I got them that way)