Freeze Plug on 302

Took the 77 Mustang to the lake today and filled the bilge up with water from the 11/2" freeze plug that had popped out of the block near the starter. Got a new plug but am having a very difficult time getting it in. Ant advice on how to get this job done?

Thanks

I had a similar problem with my 302 in the 76 mustang. I couldnt get a hammer shot good enough to install a new one. So to get me on the lake, I finished peeling out the old plug, went to the auto parts store and bought a expanding universal rubber freeze plug. Its certainly not the greatest, but since the rust worked under the old plug and the bore was pitted badly, a true replacement at that time was not practical.

Jerry, It's pretty much impossible to install without lifting the motor, to get a direct blow. If you do lift the motor make sure the socket you use to set the plug is not snug before you start hitting it because it will colapse around the plug and become a permanent fixture in your boat.

My opinion, put the expandable rubber plug in hit the lake. I've used one in the past in a truck and it was still working fine two years later when i sold it. It works like a rubber plug in a jon boat except this one has a bolt all the way through it with metal washers on both ends and as you tighten the bolt it swells up creating a leak proof fit.

you should be able to get a socket with and extension and get it that what i used on my 302 just my .02 cents