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what are freeze plugs in the engine block and where is it located?


its a 1998 ford explorer and the radiator was frozen [thawing now ]
if they pop you do what if they dont how do you even know if the frozen went to the block


you cant see em very good w/o removing mtr.
their plugs that will blow out if youre block freezes up due to low or no antifreeze

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