<div dir="ltr">Here in the US in 2017 when I had my 29D engine rebuilt, I remember sourcing the brass plugs from Dorman by size.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Sep 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM <<a href="mailto:healeys-request@autox.team.net">healeys-request@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Send Healeys mailing list submissions to<br>
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1. Re: Engine block plugs (Bob Spidell)<br>
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When I had my BJ8 engine overhauled the shop who did the work--a
well-known local outfit--could not find properly-sized
freeze/casting plugs, so he bought oversized metric ones and
machined them to fit. He didn't mention the gallery plugs but,
presumably, a shop could do the same for them.<br>
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Bob<br>
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<div>On 9/5/2025 4:59 AM, Perry Small via
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<pre>Listers. Any advice on this info request…
Recently had a BJ8 engine block hot tanked and cleaned. Unfortunately, Machine shop drilled out all the small brass oil and water gallery plugs. Do you know of a source for those or info on the dimensions to fabricate them?
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<br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: JSARCH <<a href="mailto:jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net" target="_blank">jmsdarch@sbcglobal.net</a>><br>To: "'Perry Small'" <<a href="mailto:healeyguy@aol.com" target="_blank">healeyguy@aol.com</a>>, "'Healeys'" <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 18:11:13 -0700<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine block plugs<br>They dissolve when the block is hot tanked. It is a common item; I am surprised the machine shop does not have them and did not reinstall them after cleaning the block.<br>
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They are core plugs, items 2 and 3 on the Moss website.<br>
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<a href="https://mossmotors.com/ahy-006-external-engine-100-6-3000" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mossmotors.com/ahy-006-external-engine-100-6-3000</a><br>
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Listers. Any advice on this info request… Recently had a BJ8 engine block hot tanked and cleaned. Unfortunately, Machine shop drilled out all the small brass oil and water gallery plugs. Do you know of a source for those or info on the dimensions to fabricate them?<br>
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<br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Harold Manifold <<a href="mailto:manifold@telus.net" target="_blank">manifold@telus.net</a>><br>To: Perry Small <<a href="mailto:healeyguy@aol.com" target="_blank">healeyguy@aol.com</a>><br>Cc: Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>Bcc: <br>Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 20:45:19 -0600<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine block plugs<br>Perry,<br>
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Tap all of the holes for a standard NPT plug. Use plugs that tighten flush with a hex key. All of those plugs should have been removed for a more thorough cleaning.<br>
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> On Sep 5, 2025, at 4:31 PM, Perry Small via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Listers. Any advice on this info request… <br>
> Recently had a BJ8 engine block hot tanked and cleaned. Unfortunately, Machine shop drilled out all the small brass oil and water gallery plugs. Do you know of a source for those or info on the dimensions to fabricate them?<br>
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I would suggest that you contact Core Plugs International. They seem to have everything. </div>
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I buy brass ones for all my engines from them.</div>
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<div>Listers. Any advice on this info request… <br>
Recently had a BJ8 engine block hot tanked and cleaned. Unfortunately, Machine shop drilled out all the small brass oil and water gallery plugs. Do you know of a source for those or info on the dimensions to fabricate them?<br>
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<br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <<a href="mailto:m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca" target="_blank">m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca</a>><br>To: "'Perry Small'" <<a href="mailto:healeyguy@aol.com" target="_blank">healeyguy@aol.com</a>>, "'Healeys'" <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>Cc: <br>Bcc: <br>Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2025 00:26:56 -0400<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine block plugs<br>Perry, when we did my BT7 motor I seem to recall initially having trouble sourcing the correct size plugs. Then I found this company - Core Plugs International - the name says is all. All they do are plugs and they were great to deal with.<br>
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Listers. Any advice on this info request… Recently had a BJ8 engine block hot tanked and cleaned. Unfortunately, Machine shop drilled out all the small brass oil and water gallery plugs. Do you know of a source for those or info on the dimensions to fabricate them?<br>
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<br><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: Per Schoerner <<a href="mailto:per@schoerner.se" target="_blank">per@schoerner.se</a>><br>To: Perry Small <<a href="mailto:healeyguy@aol.com" target="_blank">healeyguy@aol.com</a>><br>Cc: Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>Bcc: <br>Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2025 16:27:49 +0200<br>Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine block plugs<br>And don’t forget to seal the internal oil channels in the block, I’m thinking of the channel from left to right and the one that goes up to the cylinder head. When you clean the block all the puriosite in the cast iron is exposed for the oil pressure, which is higher than the coolant pressure, and you will eventually end up with the deaded oil in water mess.<br>
There has been kits in the market to do this from the usual suspects. Magnus Karlsson helped me with my block some 15 years ago. We screwed in threaded pipes in the oil ways.<br>
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> 6 sep. 2025 kl. 00:34 skrev Perry Small via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>>:<br>
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> Listers. Any advice on this info request… <br>
> Recently had a BJ8 engine block hot tanked and cleaned. Unfortunately, Machine shop drilled out all the small brass oil and water gallery plugs. Do you know of a source for those or info on the dimensions to fabricate them?<br>
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