Sampson

Another post on here has me thinking about this. I did not remove this plug before it went to the machine shop. (Did not know it was there actually). Is this something the machine shop would have removed? Something they would have put back in if they removed it?

TripDeuces

That's a question for the machine shop. No matter what they say I would still check it to see if it's there or not. The final inspection always comes down to you. Ask yourself this, would you feel comfortable just taking their word for it only to find out later that it was wrong?
Although people may have the best intentions they don't always follow through, especially when it's not their own stuff.

Yeah I'm a cynical bastage

coppercutlass

If the cleaned and prepped the block properly they had to take it off.

Sampson

I will definitely check it out before I go to crank it. It has been a couple of moths since I picked it up from the machine shop so I doubt they would remember. Engine is in the car at the body shop. I may go up there today with an inspection mirror to check it out!

MDchanic

Really?



- Eric

Seff

I found an inch of dried up oil in my oil galleys when I put together my newly machined engine. It was discovered way too late in the build, but it also serves as a reminder that even reputable machine shops forget stuff.

MDchanic

Yeah, Seff, that's really kind of unbelievable.

Did they ever say why they hadn't done that?

- Eric

Seff

They had a disclaimer about having to clean all surfaces.

MDchanic

Sounds un-American.

- Eric

Seff

Very.

Sampson

Yep Eric,
I'm sending moths in there with small video cameras to check the oil galley for the infamous plug Actually I can't get my fat fingers used to this iPad contraption. By the way this thread is about the oil galley plug not the oild galley plug.

Sampson

Seth, It was actually your thread that introduced me to the fact that there was even a plug in there. Thanks

m371961

I have a thing about not trusting others work. I remove everything I can from a block, send it out to be tanked then I swab out oil passages and install plugs. On my last major build, the shop asked me to let them assemble it. I asked them how long they would warrenty it. When they said they wouldn't, I told them thats why I was doing assembly.

Sampson

Ok guys, it has been awhile since I brought this up. I brought the car home from the body shop yesterday and the first thing I did was check for the plug through the dizzy hole. No plug. So this bring up 2 questions
Is there another one on the right bank I cannot see that could be missing too?
Looks to be a 3/8 or 1/2 pipe plug. What size hole needs to be drilled?
Has anyone successfully installed the plug through the dizzy hole?
As always thanks for the input.

Lars

there are 4 plugs in the back of the block, 1 is thredded and has a hole in it for lubeing the dist gear, that goes in first, and to cap that axcess hole is a frost plug. the cam has a big 2.5 inch frost plug. and on the other side is a basic pipe plug. it is very important that all these plugs are in correct. lots of shops will forget or put the wrong plugs in!!!!

out of the 2 plugs in front of the block, 1 should have a hole in it for timing chain luberication

TripDeuces

.040 hole to answer the question

2blu442

There are a few threads discussing this. Some of the inner plugs can be removed with an allen head, others require a tool with a square head. Here's a thread discussing the square headed plug.

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...ving-plug.html


Sampson, If your sure its not there I think you'll have to remove the freeze plug on the back to access this. John

Sampson

Thanks for the responses guys! This was a big help. I knocked out the freeze plug and Chris (Octania) is sending me a plug. The engine shop should have caught this IMHO.

Octania

Items posted after work
Scheduled for delivery Saturday...

Thanks for the opportunity to help out!

Another similar victim:

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...lley-plug.html