As a general rule of thumb, you want every fitting, bolt, plug, etc removed from the block prior to cleaning. Invariably, leaving them in prevents the cleaning of some critical passage that was also invariably plugged up with sludge and grime.
The plugs you are describing sound like drilling openings that are later blinded with a threaded fitting. Threaded plugs are not pressed in btw, they are rotated in. It is less critical to remove these, but it still aids greatly in the cleaning process if you do remove them. Drilling the center oil galley is covered in detail in the 1500 competition manual. If you do not have this manual, I would suggest you procure a copy (readily available from the usual vendors). Not only will it detail drilling the oil passages, but it will explain using the MGB bearings instead of the Triumph bearings (very worthwhile). Gary Hutton wrote: >I'm taking an almost stripped short block into the shop to be tanked and > <snip> >And finally, can anyone point me to a description of the drilling >process on the center main bearing oil way? /// [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list /// Send admin requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive /// Send list postings to [EMAIL PROTECTED] /// Edit your replies! If they include this trailer, they will NOT be sent.
