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From: Matthew Gill <mgill3@xxxxxxx>
> Ok, just had my car taken to a shop to be inspected.
>
> The guy checked out the undercarriage and we both saw that every one
> of my freeze plugs are bad, ranging from pretty corroded, to just
> starting to corrode. He tells me that the way the frame is built,
> they would need to actually remove the engine in order to replace
> them all. Most of them seem removable where they are, but a couple
> are behind the frame.. He tells me that with this car, the bracket is
> built into the frame and they'd have to remove the engine first.
>
> If anybody here has any experience with having freeze plugs replaced
> on their 81-83 let me know, some advice would be great. The mechanic
> told me it would be about $800 in labor plus about $50 or so in
> parts, even though i know i can buy the plugs for about 10 dollars...
>
> What should I do? Is he correctly in saying the engine needs to come
> out?
>
> Thanks
>
>
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