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lilsnell8
Jan 13, 2010, 06:46 AM
Is it unusal for a freeze plug to just come out when the weather is cold. I live in Louisiana and its never cold here but last week we got down to 19 two days in a row. My mom has a ford and my sister has a ford and both of them ( I was surprised but they are fords) lost their freeze plugs. I mean they were just sitting on the ground one morning with a puddle of frozen water under them! I drive a Honda

Honda 1/1 Ford 0/2

TxGreaseMonkey
Jan 13, 2010, 07:55 AM
This only happens when the ratio of antifreeze to water is too low and the coolant freezes. Reinstall plugs, completely drain cooling system, and refill with a 50/50 mixture of recommended antifreeze (likely Motorcraft Premium, Green) and distilled water.

lilsnell8
Jan 13, 2010, 01:08 PM
K thanks