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- Location
- Extreme Southeastern Illinois
- Vehicle Year
- 1988
- Make / Model
- Ranger
- Engine Size
- V-6
- Transmission
- Manual
Could anyone advise me what the surface prep is for installing freeze (expansion) plugs in a 1988 2.9 L V-6? Engine and transmission is pulled. Twisted off 1 exhaust bolt in each manifold (inboard ones) where Y pipe hooks up. Then when attempting to remove exhaust manifolds to drill out these 11 of 12 of those bolts twisted off in the heads. So now I get to see how much fun I can have removing these. I'm going to attempt to bring home the service truck from work tommorrow so I can can have access to a smoke wrench if needed to remove the twisted out bolts. Also do you recommend installing them dry or with a coating of Indian Head Gasket Shellac for the plugs. I had four pushed out of the engine one on each side of the block one on the right bank in the rear and the one in the back between the engine and transmission next to the camshaft plug behind the left bank.
