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AcampoDave · 10-09-2017, 10:15 PM

Look at the condition of the freeze plugs. I realize they can't tell you about the milage, but the cheap zinc plated looking ones rot out over time and that can definitely tell you about age. Brass ones, not so much.

10-09-2017, 10:15 PM	#3
AcampoDave Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: central California Posts: 2,726	Re: Checking Gen-1 V-8 Engine Condition Look at the condition of the freeze plugs. I realize they can't tell you about the milage, but the cheap zinc plated looking ones rot out over time and that can definitely tell you about age. Brass ones, not so much.