# Block Heater Install Tips?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/block-heater-install-tips/68732>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet, 1500\
**Created:** [October 17, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/block-heater-install-tips/68732 "2011-10-17T19:30:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![ctown2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@ctown2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ctown2)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/block-heater-install-tips/68732/1 "2011-10-17T19:30:58Z")

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I’m trying to install a freeze plug type block heater in a '95 Chevy K1500 and am having some problems getting access to the freeze plug to hit it out. It’s on the drivers side, rear right behind the oil filter. When I changed the oil last week I tried to get a screwdriver and hammer into the area of the freeze plug but couldn’t get enough leverage to drive the plug out. I hit it with PB blaster thinking it might help break free all the crud but not luck. Any tips? Would a punch make that much of a difference? I was laying on the ground attempting this, any other angle to approach this?  
I hate to take into a shop for such an easy project (I’ve called and got prices ranging from $75-$250 (chevy dealership quoted me $250-500!). Or is there another freeze plug that would be easier to access?

Thanks,  
Craig