[TR] oil gallery ends plugs and oil gallery plugs

[Tony Drews]

The tap and plugs are 1/2"-14 NPT.

- Tony

At 02:21 PM 8/31/2008, Tony Drews wrote:
>There's a pipe thread that's close to what's in the block
>originally.  Re-tap them with this, and put brass pipe thread plugs
>with allen head ends.  Just tap it deep enough that at least the
>front plug doesn't interfere with the front plate.  Also, if you go
>too deep with the front plug, make sure you don't block the feed to
>the front main - I had to grind a bevel on the backside of mine since
>I got a little overzealous with the tap.  I shove some paper towel
>down the gallery before tapping so as little crap as possible gets in
>the gallery, and then I clean it out very well before
>assembly.  Works best on a bare block that you can clean all passages
>thoroughly after tapping.
>
>- Tony Drews
>
>At 12:00 PM 8/31/2008, Randall wrote:
> > > It my understanding that no one is making those. Every one I
> > > have talked to that have needed them have had a machine shop
> > > start with a bar of steel and fabricate them from scratch.
> > > Where they also a pipe thread? Requiring re-taping of the galley?
> >
> >I don't know offhand, but I've got plenty of spare blocks if you want to
> >come measure one.  Or better yet, cart it away <G>
> >
> >Randall
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