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Old 08-28-2019, 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Sydwayz
They are down low, on the sides of the block, just above the oil pan. They are a brass plug that screw into a hole drilled into the block, and they have an allen head 6-sided hole bored into them. Sorry, no pics; that was recollection from when I pulled them out years ago. They are definitely not easy to get to. Of the 4 on my twin engine 496HOs, I could only get to 3 of them. The center stringer was in the way of one of the inboard plugs.
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Originally Posted by Sydwayz
They are down low, on the sides of the block, just above the oil pan. They are a brass plug that screw into a hole drilled into the block, and they have an allen head 6-sided hole bored into them. Sorry, no pics; that was recollection from when I pulled them out years ago. They are definitely not easy to get to. Of the 4 on my twin engine 496HOs, I could only get to 3 of them. The center stringer was in the way of one of the inboard plugs.
Thanks. Are the plugs on an extrusion from the block or are they flush with the face of the block?
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