I need to remove a core plug from my Zetec, its already been built up but due to a farily large technical error on my part, i need to remove a core plug from where the original flame trap was and use it as a breather.

i have made a small hole in it and screwed in a self tapping screw, then gave it some with a claw hammer to try and pull it out.

basically i felt it give a little, so gave it another good hard yank and it wasnt the core plug at all, the fookin head of the hammer broke off

so now i have a core plug with a hole in it, and a fucked hammer.... how am i gonna get it out lol?



i guess i could drill it out, but will need to stick something up inside the block to stop the swarf going everywhere lol

 

I used to tap the core plug on the edge with a screwdriver & hammer & the top of the core plug used to swing out, then use grips & pull it out.

 

Run the engine with no water, it'll get hot and they'll blow out

 

weld a bolt to it and draw it out into a large socket

 

radders

cheers for the more sensible replies lol

Tony, dont have/cant weld lol, so looks like its a hammer and screwdriver lol

 

Trust me it works

 

you are supposed to bash the centre of the plug with a drift to deform the plug
then bash the outside to get it to swing out and then you lever the little shiney buggers out with a levery thing

what you aren't supposed to do is drill holes in the middle and use a claw hammer to pull them out, you seem to be watching too much discovery real time

 

galbally eat ur heart out

 

 

I normally get them out by the "hit them on one edge and then pull like fuck with mole grips and level them with a big screwdriver" technique too.

 

cool, ill beat its ass later then

i got a big hammer that works lol

 

 

i thought dan was supposed to know this things? and aren't core plugs supposed to go in the water jacket? you make it sound like it's in the exhaust

 

see the core plug in the triangle shaped bit, thats the cunt im trying to get out

 

how have you fukked it up fudge?

What do you need to use that hole for? lol

apart from the breather

 

cunt

what arnt you at work?

get the kettle on for about 5!

 

What he said trust him, it works

 

strong magnet will have that out in second mate

 

You tell him

 

didnt get chance to have a go last night, so its tonights job lol

 

well, its out lol!

cheers to all that said to twat it with mallet and screwdriver!

it took about 20 seconds, no need for mole grips or owt either

just hammered the bottom, il flipped round, and levered it out from the top lol

job done

 

Sorted!

 

after your antics, no one is going to believe you without a pic of the removed core plug mate

 

he may have a pic of the block without the core plug in it...

but i bet he cant show us a pic of the core plug he took out, as its now in the block

 

i still can't work out who that plug is going to be a breather
for what?
only a swirl pot?

 

in the pic i posted, i got the machine shop to block that hole, this hole is the flame trap breather on a zetec.

i have removed it now, its in the garage but im not gonna be in work tomoz to bother to take a pic and upload if for proof

basically to make it into a decent block breather i will make a plate out of 4mm thick alloy sheet, then get a 90 degree alloy tube welded on to that.

hey presto, a take off for a block breather - is it really that hard to grasp the concept??

ps dojj, its not in the water jacket, with it removed its just a fucking great hole in the block

 

does this mean that YOU didn't remove it then and your "WORKING" excuse is so that you can buy a core plug from ford, bash it about a bit and then post it thus PROOVING that you removed it?



right, get a pic of it when it's in the car and we'll all give you a round of for getting that far with the build

 

and how is he going to attach the 4mm sheet to the hole then?

 

with the 3 bolts you cunt

need to do similar for the thermostat too lol

 

 

Sounds like a good plan Dan, too many people ignore the importance of good crankcase ventilation IMHO

 

 

no witty comebacks from me as i can't see the pic at work but i'll be sure to check in when i get home

 

 

 

knowing that i can't see the picture, thats probably soemthing either really great or really shit

 

now i'm home can i call you a cheeky fucker chip

and fudge, still can't think of a witty reply