Login  Register

Re: I need to vent, strong language used FYI

Posted by Lucky 1 on Nov 08, 2011; 5:28am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/I-need-to-vent-strong-language-used-FYI-tp3488712p3489354.html

I can understand your frustration but the garage did nothing wrong.
You did not even tell us what kind of car and how old the car was.
That is very important.

The fact that you tried to remove a freeze plug that was leaking and failed is not the garage's fault.

To get freeze plugs out is sometimes very time consuming and does not usually happen in the life
of a car unless the coolant system was never taken care of.
Many things may have to be removed to get to the freeze plugs.

I would NOT use brass freeze plugs because brass and steel do not get along very well, Matter of fact it would be a very poor choice.
Stainless would be a better choice.
Freeze plugs usually last well over 200,000 miles.
Like I said it has a lot to do with the cooling system maintenience and corrosion issues.
Like if the vehicle was kept near the ocean or driven in salt water. Or driven on roads that were salted.

You are upset at having to pay for a expensive repair.
What if you were poor and had to do it yourself.
That is what I had to do many times when I was growing up. I had to spend freezing cold nights fixing
a older car. Then get up the next morning and go to work and then to school.

BTW... A brand new standard factory freeze plug is a stamped sheet metal part. That is
how they are made. It is normal. You clean the block, put sealer on them, and tap them into the block.

On a Roadstar Adventure.