J-B Weld on Crankcase Freeze Plugs

[Hawkeye]

Hello to All

This is a photo of my partially cleaned up flywheel crank end - a 2.2L mag case. There remains some kind of coating which
appears to have flaked off of the freeze plugs. The plugs themselves appear to be in good condition.
Should these be re-sealed (post final clean-up) with JB Weld or is there some other recommended sealer?

Thanks in advance
Cheers
JB

[Theunz]

I was instructed by a highly respected Porsche mechanic to use JB Weld on the cam cover plugs. I would assume the same holds true for your plugs.

[BrentF]

This may be a dumb question, but why does an air cooled engine need freeze plugs?

[Jim Morris]

Although Hawkeye called them freeze plugs, as Theunz pointed out they are actually camshaft plugs. We will, perhaps never know these two respondents actual names, but at least now we know it is appropriate to apply something that makes oil seepage less probable. Yes, as air cooled engines these 911s don't need freeze plugs.

[Hawkeye]

I must admit "freeze plug" was a throw-away term as I was unsure of the correct terminology or nomenclature identifier for those plugs. I understand they're installed to close off casting galleries necessary for manufacturing engine block crankcases. Apologies for the confusion.

Cheers
JB

[gled49]

Porsche glued in oil galley plugs like that. On overhauls where a plug is left in we smear a little epoxy over the plug.

[66S]

That started with type 4 motors which on occasion spit out plugs, especially the ones by the oil cooler if I remember correctly.