[Fot] Fw: Re: Engine Plug Sizes, oil press pickup

[Steven Belfer]

Helping the flow of water sounds like a good idea but for the record,  
my car has run with these holes plugged for 40 years with no cooling  
problems.  I was looking for the easy route on getting the sizes so I  
could make one trip to the hardware store or my local surplus fitting  
store.  I'm lucky to be near a couple of stores here in LA that have  
all the stock from the old "Joe Factor" shop.  It was wall to wall  
aircraft and nuts and bolt surplus.  Hate to be in there during an  
earthquake or I'd be buried by AN fittings.  One thing I need to do is  
make a 7/16 - 14 Banjo bolt to run a fitting from the oil gallery to  
the oil press. gauge. Happy Holidays everyone.

~Steve



On Dec 25, 2009, at 6:49 PM, Joe Boruch wrote:

> I run a -4 braided hose from the heater valve port to the tstat  
> housing.  At
> the port I have it restricted down to an 1/8th inch opening.  This  
> is more of
> a steam vent then anything with much flow.  Joe(B)
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
> From: EDWARD BARNARD <edwardbarnard at prodigy.net>
> To: steve <colordog.1 at earthlink.net>, FOT <fot at autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Engine Plug Sizes, oil press pickup
> Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:16:53 -0800 (PST)
>
> Steve:
> I do not block the heater valve port off. I have found that if you  
> block that
> port with a plug it restricts the flow of water through and around  
> cylinders
> 3
> and 4. I normally insert a fitting with a nipple, and attach a short  
> piece of
> hose routed to the heater pipe on the left side of the engine which  
> comes
> from
> the water pump housing. On street cars I tell my customers to leave  
> the
> heater
> valve cracked to aid in the flow of H2O around 3 and 4.
> What is the lists take on this?
> -Ed-
>
>
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