how do i change the freeze plug on a 1996 ford tarus?

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i need help??how do i change the freeze plug on a 1996 ford Taurus gl can you help me?
 
Well at least we know some of the information. There are freeze plugs in the block, to include the rear behind the transmission, and in the head.
It depends on which plug is bad as to how to replace it.
usually it involves digging the bad one out and knocking a new one in. There are tools that are made for this, and some plugs can be in bad places. I have replaced many with a socket that fits, an extension, and a hammer. It has been necessary to use a warble extension on more than one occasion. It can be a tedious job.
Also, the general reason that a freeze plug goes bad is rust. This is caused from using water and not coolant. Coolant has an anti-rust inhibitor. This could mean there could be more than one with a problem.
 
Freeze plugs are not hard to change if you can get to them. Take a punch and hit the very bottom or top of the freeze plug,you are trying to cock the plug so you cad pull it out with a pair of plyers, now all you need to do is clean up the hole and install the new plug yea you got it, it is a press fit so use a plastic mallet,if you do not have one use a small block of wood and a hammer CAUTION stop hammering when the plug is flush with the eng block,add a 50 to 50 mix of antifreeze and check for leaks
 
take a old screwdriver or punch and knock the old 1 out and tap the new 1 back in. if it,s hard to get to then you can use those rubber kind that you tighten with a wrench.
 
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