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Anonymous Posted on Aug 28, 2015

Could a freezeplug blow out?

All my water/coolant suddenly dumped out. [new radiator, hoses o.k.] questionable water pump.

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Freeze plugs can blow out(rusted). But they have been leaking for a long time. Water pumps can blow out at anytime. They to usually leak for a while. But I have seen them die with no leaks..

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Freeze plugs ( welsh plugs ) rust out and will leak water under pressure . they are replaceable with some difficulty-- working space required
water pumps will leak out a small hole under the housing behind the pulley to stop the leaking pump seal from putting water into the bearing-- replace is the only real fix as reconditioning is almost as expensive as a new pump
to find the leak have a pressure test done on the cooling system as it reveal where the leak is
if you have plastic radiator tanks then they are known to crack or even come loose of the cores
a pressure test will reveal all this

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