Topic: block heater question …

[diadem]

hi! new to this forum and need help. recently moved to vanderhoof, we have a couple of older vehicles. one is going off the road — my '76 chevy shaggin' wagon — the other, my husband's, an '85 gmc full size 3/4 ton with a 305.
he drained the fluids and popped in the frost plug and now cannot get it out of the hole.
first, can he leave it in or will it cause problems?
second, how can it be removed as it is quite hard and not bendable?
help!!!   

[No H2O]

How can it be removed as it is quite hard and not bendable?

This is no way to start a 1st post. 

Seriously, if the plug is of the cup design (looks like a small pot), you can bend the edges inwards a bit using smaller vise grips or long nose vise grips. I have done so many times as I prefer not to leave my frost plug in the engine.

You then pull it out sideways using the vise grips. You may need to work it back and forth a few times, but it will come out.

Many dealers just knock them in.

[jamie1]

As hcrv stated it will come out. Sometimes you just have to hold your tongue just right. Leaving it in is an option as it will not harm that engine. Just make sure it is far enough out of the way that the element for the block heater will not touch it.