Re: Alarm delay in car?

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From: Ralph
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 02:32

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Ice is not a problem in Melbourne Australia where I am. I am aware that you
can install heaters of some sort (in the same holes I think) for cold, below
freezing, climates, so you may find a threaded hole.

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>On Thu, 15 Aug 2002 19:08:51 -0700, Ralph wrote
>(in message <ajhmrm$8tp$1@mws-stat-syd.cdn.telstra.com.au>):
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>> I think that that is the correct spelling.
>>
>> It is a thin metal plug with a flat bottom and vertical sides about 1cm
>> high. They are pressed/hammered into holes left in the block wall that
are
>> used to remove the casting "sand" that is used to create the water jacket
>> cavity in the block.
>>
>> They are prone to rusting if made from steel and then leaking, requiring
>> their replacement. A real pain if the plug is inside the rear of the
block
>> covered by the bellhousing in a rear wheel drive vehicle.
>
>A.K.A. "freeze" plugs -- if coolant freezes and the ice expands, these
plugs
>will pop out and (hopefully) save the block from splitting.
>
>I'll look at the feasibility of putting a temp sensor in one of these...
>
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