Ok so no luck with any results for freeze plug removal on 8.0 v10. I have an 01 ram 2500. After a week of changing old warped headers and putting set of gibsons on during the test drive I got home and was leaking coolant like crazy! Dripping off of where bell housing and block meet. It looked like it was coming from freeze plug on back of head. I Haven' seen anyone with any removal tips are anything related to the job. Truck still runs great no issues so I know it isn't head gasket or anything. Sooo has anyone ever has to change these on there 8.0. did you drop trans? Any tips would really help. Thanks

 

I don't think there is enough room between the head, and firewall there to really do much with it, unfortunately. Not sure if dropping the trans would make it any better..... Could try moving a bunch of stuff out of the way, and see how much room you have to play with back there..... but, I suspect you may have to pull the head....

 

Yes I figured that. And that's a job to big for me right now. So can't wait to see what this cost

 

Arm, leg, first born male child, half your soul, and your left nut........ Yeah, it ain't gonna be cheap.

 

don't they still make different sized boiler plugs?? 30 years ago I ran one in a big block ford I had for nearly 2 years
until I had the time and money to pull and rebuild the engine

 

That's actually a good idea. Basically, something like this.

 

That would certainly get you by until you can make the repairs, if you have enough room to remove the old plug from the back of the head.

 

You might want to try on of those expandable plugs that come in various sizes. It will fit in over the existing plug, then tighten it with a wrench.