What Michael describes below has never happened to me, so I have to ask this question: If I was driving along and a freeze plug (soft plug) blew out, how would I know ? Does the engine just quit on me, is there a sudden loss of power but I can still get to the side of the road ? Thanks, Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Reed" <mrreed@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Chrysler 300 Club Intl." <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <la1948@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 7:17 AM Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Soft Plugs Revisited -- Two Losses > Two outings this year, both under 15 miles, two soft plugs blown out of > the "F". Now I am afraid to drive it anywhere other than around town. > After 31 years of total reliability, it has now become totally unreliable. > Maybe coincidental? But I'm not willing to gamble on it. > > This fall I will be (hopefully) be able to replace the remaining 8 > plugs -- that seems to be the only remedy that is practical now. In the > meantime, the (heresy, I know) Chevelle will do car events. > > Mike Reed in Lake Odessa, Michigan > ----- Original Message ----- > From: la1948@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: Michael Reed > Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 7:01 AM > Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Soft Plugs Revisited -- Two Losses > > > These plugs are convex and have no flange on the edge. They fit in a > champfer and bottom out with the curve facing up. Then they are hit down > flat which expands them. There is a tool for this so they don't get > pushed too far and loosened again. Same thing happened to me. The shop > that did the heads just used a ball peen hammer. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael Reed > Date: Sunday, May 23, 2010 5:55 am > Subject: [Chrysler300] Soft Plugs Revisited -- Two Losses > To: "Chrysler 300 Club Intl." > > > On its first drive this year, the "F" popped a soft plug (left > > head, front) about 12 miles from town. On it's second drive > > yesterday, it lost another (left head, rear). > > > > This time all 10 soft plugs will be replaced. What I wonder is -- > > is this a coincidence? Or not... Two of them in two trips? > > While it isn't readily conceivable to me -- could there an > > inordinate amount of pressure that is causing them to pop out? > > > > I'd appreciate any and all thoughts from the membership... > > > > Mike Reed in Lake Odessa, Michigan > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > For list server instructions, go to > http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups > Links > > > ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/