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Used screwgun to install the screw. Slide hammer was used to pull screw w/plug out...

I'm probably not using the best terminology. moparnation74's question is very good description of the situation. Using a screwgun...The self tapping screw pierced the plug then then outer cylinder wall of the block inside the water jacket.

Ok. I will install rubber expansion type plug and fill with water. Any value to filling hole with an epoxy?? Just want to finish out the season before pulling motor.

Yes. Correct. about .25 into the outer cylinder wall.

Initially... I was using a screw gun to drive the screw through the plug. The plug must have bowed until it was touching the block. I feared the worst case scenario, punching the cylinder wall. At the time I didn't check the depth with a wire. I just quit for the day. When I returned to the...

I put a wire in the hole. It bottomed out at about 3/16" deep.

Thanks for the response. My hat is off to the guys who can do this easily. The 1st picture is the passenger side with new plugs installed. Even with a clean shot at the edge of the plug they didn't want to budge or come out. That's when I used the screw/slide hammer with reasonable success on...

Hello. I'm new to this forum and to the B-Body world. This my situation. I'm replacing leaky steel core plugs from the 440 block in my '68 Coronet. This has been a pain in the butt with the engine is still in the car. I'm using several different methods to remove them (4 out so far). Using...