1994 Freeze Plug Install

Yesterday my '94 pickup overheated. Today I checked the oil to make sure I didn't blow a head gasket and the oil appears to be fine. Since there was no water in the radiator I began to fill it up to make sure there were no blown radiator hoses and discovered a leak on the drivers side of the engine underneath the tin heatshield. Once I removed the heatshield I could see a steady stream of water coming out from an area on the block directly below the exhaust manifold. A friend of mine believes it is a blown freeze plug. Does this sound right and if indeed that is the problem how difficult is it to fix? Thanks!

I had a similar situation recently and it turned out to be the head gasket. Never had to replace any expansion plugs before, good luck and let us know how things are going.

nate