Re: engine number plate

["Ron Fine" <RonFineEsq@earthlink.net>]

I tried to remove my plate by using a small vise-grip.  It twisted the head 
of one of the rivets.  I ended up having to drill out the remaining portion 
of the rivet.  Very scary.  The shaft of the rivet was hardened and the 
drill bit wanted to walk over to the soft cast iron block.  The empty hole 
was a little bigger than when it left the factory.  I filed the hole with 
high temp. epoxy when I installed the new rivet after rebuilding the engine.
Ron



> On mine the plate was missing, but the rivets were there..... I was able 
> to
> grip the rivets with a small vise-grip and pull and twist them out. 
> Drilling
> on the block makes me nervous.
> David W. Jones
> '62 Mk II BT7 tricarb
> Cumberland, RI USA