grifter757

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So i tried heating these up with a torch to no avail. What am i doing wrong? how hot do they need to get? I was thinking of just plugging them for now are the freeze plugs ok to use? Thanks. yes i searched.

S10xGN

iTrader: (11)

Some are about to fall out, of course mine were real hard to get out. I ended up locking the water pump in a vise and using giant vise-grips to flatten the tubes, lock onto them, and twist them out.

jermzz

iTrader: (18)

You dont wanna heat the fitting, you wanna heat the case around it. if you heat just the fitting you're doing the opposite of what you wanna do.

grifter757

iTrader: (11)

**** thats what i'm doing wrong. Thanks. Now I just gotta figure out what fittings to use or just plug em.

S10xGN

iTrader: (11)

Inlet is 1/2" NPT, outlet is 3/8" NPT or you could find cup plugs (sizes unknown).

1994z

iTrader: (48)

mine were the easy ones to get out. just heated the pump and they pulled out, dont put to much heat on the pump dont want to damage the seal. took my pump to the auto parts store and matched them up with some freeze plugs. been there for two years now..

1980LT1

iTrader: (7)

So did you actually tap your water pump and screw in some fittings? I'm looking to do this but I'm unsure of the size I'll need to tap them.

S10xGN

iTrader: (11)

Here's a build pic, shows a pair of Earl's fittings. One a 3/8 NPT x -10 and the other a 1/2" x -10...

1980LT1

iTrader: (7)

Thats what I was thinking. Thanks for the picture too!