Tried filling the radiator of my non-runner 216 for the first time today and noticed my feet getting wet. Turns out the front freeze plug was missing. Pulled radiator and fan and found the plug on top of the gunk in the radiator support - it is the steel disk kind, mostly flat with slight convexity in center.

Previous threads are helpful, but still a couple Questions:
1. is a blown freeze plug a symptom of anything particular to check, or should I just replace and see what happens? Would you guess it blew running or froze while parked in winter?
2. Is it important to find the same type plug? Napa and the vendors only seem to have the cup type or dome-shaped. Brass or steel? Use the old one?
3. any good tricks for cleaning the rust in the hole and setting the plug? Previous threads say put in freezer before installing, use a socket to hammer it in and seal with permatex 2.

Last edited by wurlitzer46; 11/03/2012 9:54 PM.
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