My neighbor just had to replace two FP and now the remainder have started leaking. Do these things just crater with no advance warning? Are owners who regularly change coolant also having this prob?
I've owned a '99 and now a 2000 R/T and never had a problem with freeze plugs. My dad had a '95 Ram with the 5.9L and didn't have any problems either. I did have a '93 S-10 with the 2.8L V-6 that I had to replace a freeze plug on though. And yes, usually when they go bad, there is no warning other than you start losing coolant. If you keep track of your fluids, then you will notice a loss of coolant and maybe try to figure out where it's going before it leaves you stranded.
It MIGHT be a 5.2.. but that really should not matter. I think she said its got like 158K miles... and I asked her did she ever change the coolant/flush rad..
There have been a few people on several forums that have had to replace a freeze plug or two but I would not say it was a very common. Apparently they are not that hard to do (provided you can get a straight shot to tap the new one on)
There is nothing out of the ordinary about replacing freeze plugs on a motor. All is well, I have replaced two of mine over the years, they don't last forever.
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