The plate was there to attach a heat tube up to the choke housing. It
originally had a hole in it where the tube attached.
Joe
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From: Passnb4U@aol.com <Passnb4U@aol.com>
To: McGillis@aol.com <McGillis@aol.com>; oletrucks@autox.team.net
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>; BOB_FORD@compuserve.com
<BOB_FORD@compuserve.com>
Date: Saturday, March 24, 2001 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 1955 265 Exhaust Manifold Leak
>In a message dated 3/24/01 7:25:43 PM Pacific Standard Time,
McGillis@aol.com
>writes:
>
><<
> The passenger side exhaust manifold on my 265 V8 is leaking badly around
>what
> appears to be a 1" X 3" sheet metal cover on the side of the manifold
facing
> the valve cover. Do I need to pull the manifold to repair this? Does
>anyone
> know why there is a covered port there? I cannot imagine any reason for
it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dennis McGillis
> 1955 Cameo >>
>
>
> Hey Dennis,
>
> I wonder if the one of the previous owners tried to seal a crack this
way?
>I happen to have a '55 265 in my Dads shop, it's from a car
though...anyway,
>i'll take a look at it tomorrow and see if it has what you describe.
>
>Mike
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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