Where to get brass freeze plug kit?

[Turboholic87]

Tried all the auto parts stores azone & adv auto, summit, fullthrottle with no luck. Even TA performance only lists a steel plug kit for the V6. Do I need to buy all the plugs individualy or what?

 

[Boost231]

Tried all the auto parts stores azone & adv auto, summit, fullthrottle with no luck. Even TA performance only lists a steel plug kit for the V6. Do I need to buy all the plugs individualy or what?

Call Nick Micale @ arizonagn.com i got mine from him. ordered wen night got them friday.

 

[chasmat2316]

Steel plugs tend to fit alittle tighter & hold better! Brass is for a boat.

 

[JM_in_TX]

I found them at NAPA.

 

[Boost231]

brass is the only way to go as the steel will rust and fall apart.

 

[bluettype]

steel plugs don't rust that quick,i'll had them in a car for 20 yrs.

 

[chasmat2316]

Steel plugs take a looong time to rust

 

[cruzn57]

But they DO rust

Steel plugs take a looong time to rust

why mess with it, use brass, and never look back, call Nick or Napa,
but use brass, !!!!!

 

[Lee Thompson]

Good friend of mine had to trailer it up

And go back home (wasted trip) this past season because a steel plug had corroded through and started leaking.

 

[novaderrik]

And go back home (wasted trip) this past season because a steel plug had corroded through and started leaking.

and how long did that steel plug take to rust thru?
did it rust from the outside in- in which case, why didn't it have paint on it?- or did it rust from the inside out- in which case, why was the antifreeze not preventing that from happening?

 

[Boost231]

i have had one rust threw on my car. mine rusted from the inside out. yes it took 20 years but if there was brass ones in there i would have never had to pull the motor. It happend over night at the 2006 WCN and that wasted my weekend

 

[Lee Thompson]

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and how long did that steel plug take to rust thru?
did it rust from the outside in- in which case, why didn't it have paint on it?- or did it rust from the inside out- in which case, why was the antifreeze not preventing that from happening?

This is a Stage II eng.--Rusted from the inside out--probably never had anti-freeze in it. Probably been in the block since the mid 80's.

 

[87granny]

Hsd one rust out reciently got the brass ones from postons 2 sets still have one kit had to remove trans to do mine were on the back of the block go with the brass youll be better off

 

[gossamer]

I just spoke with P.A.W. today. They have them in stock @ $10.95. Part # was PIO PE137B. (818) 678-3000 for sales.

 

[Turboholic87]

Thanks for the info guys, NAPA said they could have it here tomorrow morning. I'll go with them since they quoted me something like $7.

 

[novaderrik]

I just spoke with P.A.W. today. They have them in stock @ $10.95. Part # was PIO PE137B. (818) 678-3000 for sales.

that looks like a Pioneer number- which means that you can take that number to any parts store and get the same parts.

 

[turbodave231]

Federal Mogul # 3818073


You can get this P/N almost anywhere you get FM parts

Dave