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.
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