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Old 19-08-09, 03:58 PM   #1
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I have just bought an 1985 80 GL 1800 I am picking it up on Saturday. It has a core plug missing from the block, second one in from the radiator can anyone tell me the size of core plug needed

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Old 19-08-09, 04:31 PM   #2
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36.5mm iirc?
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Old 19-08-09, 09:30 PM   #3
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what do core plugs do, exactly???
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Old 19-08-09, 10:08 PM   #4
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they protect the block from cracking if the water freezes
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they protect the block from cracking if the water freezes
Yup, known in the US as "freeze plugs".
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Yup, known in the US as "freeze plugs".
And down here, as "frost plugs"
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