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Re: freeze plug installation
Posted to Technical Tips Forum on 2/28/2026

Actually, the term is Welch plugs. They were all called that in the material handling industry, for some reason, but most appropriately, it is the correct term for the convex plug type, invented by the Welch Motor Car Company.

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