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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Willow Spring, NC
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77 Chevy Custom Deluxe Stepside
Hey everyone! This looks like an awesome site, and it looks like I came to the right spot. I just bought a 77 custom deluxe stepside, and not 10 minutes after I got it, it started dumping coolant from the back of the engine, just below the valve cover. I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to engine work, so any ideas of what might be wrong, and how long and how much its gonna cost me would be great. I'll post some pics of it as soon as I get this squared away. Thanks!
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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: South Mississippi
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Re: 77 Chevy Custom Deluxe Stepside
Welcome to the board from South Mississippi. You may have lost a freeze plug.
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Location: Gulfport, MS USA
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Re: 77 Chevy Custom Deluxe Stepside
Welcome to the board from the southern end of Mississippi. I, like Krue, think yo may have lost a freeze plug.
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Re: 77 Chevy Custom Deluxe Stepside
Welcome to the forum bambam23. I have to agree with everyone else, it sounds like a frezze plug blew out. Lets hope that's all it is and not a head gasket...
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Navarre, Florida
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Re: 77 Chevy Custom Deluxe Stepside
Welcome to the board from Western Kentucky.
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Location: East Texas
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Re: 77 Chevy Custom Deluxe Stepside
Welcome from the State of Texas! I agree with the others, sounds like a freeze plug.
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: NH / MA
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Re: 77 Chevy Custom Deluxe Stepside
welcome to the form. sounds to me like a freze plug as well it is good you caught it in time!
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Willow Spring, NC
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Re: 77 Chevy Custom Deluxe Stepside
Thanks for the help guys. Just outta curiousity, how difficult is it to replace a freeze plug, especially in the rear of the engine. Seems like it might be a little awkward. Thanks again everyone!
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