Careful; sometimes that are marks in the block casting that sort of resemble plugs. Before taking drastic measures to remove one, you might want to check a parts book or a good catalog (e.g. TRF or Rimmers) to see if they show an actual part in that location.
I remember going crazy trying to unscrew that I thought was a grease plug from a steering gearbox, only to find that is was noting but a round depression with a slot in it... Doug Braun '72 Spit At 07:03 AM 5/10/02 , Nolan wrote: >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. /// [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.
