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freeze-out plug

Spanish translation: tapon de expansion

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English term or phrase:freeze-out plug
Spanish translation:tapon de expansion

23:37 May 8, 2005
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Tech/Engineering - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / automotive
English term or phrase: freeze-out plug
I'm trying to translate this definition of Automobile Block Heater. The complete paragraph is as follows: Also known as “core heater”, it is a heating coil inserted in a freeze-out plug of the engine block that penetrates into the coolant jacket. The heating equipment keeps the coolant and block warm, making engine cranking easier.
Alisu S-G
Local time: 07:23
tapon de expansion
Explanation:
Freeze plug, expansion plug, core hole plug are all the same.
They seal the casting holes formed by the core risers and come int the form of a dish or a cup, varying in size from 1/2" to 2-1/2". Engine blocks will have 8 to 12 and the head a lesser number.

The technical name is core hole plug, but because they will pop out if water in the engine freezes ( water expands when freezing), they are also known by the other terms.
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bigedsenior
Local time: 05:23
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tapon de expansion


Explanation:
Freeze plug, expansion plug, core hole plug are all the same.
They seal the casting holes formed by the core risers and come int the form of a dish or a cup, varying in size from 1/2" to 2-1/2". Engine blocks will have 8 to 12 and the head a lesser number.

The technical name is core hole plug, but because they will pop out if water in the engine freezes ( water expands when freezing), they are also known by the other terms.

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Local time: 05:23
Native speaker of: English
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