Oil galley plug

[gonzothegreat]

posted by Ashford:

hey gonzo heard your clip, lots of lifter noise thought you had a solid cam. went to your website and noticed on the mustang-low you did have hydrolic lifters, and you were missing the soft plug in the rear of the galley next to the end gaskets seating area. tis wll cause a loss of oil to the lifters. please tell me you didn't forget to put it in.

some on the videos:
http://www.fordmustang.co.uk/index.php?folder=/03-videos/video/Kermit65/

on the post:
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?p=5723583#post5723583



a few pictures of my block:

http://www.fordmustang.co.uk/fm-pix/albums/userpics/DSC03204.JPG

http://www.fordmustang.co.uk/fm-pix/albums/userpics/DSC03205.JPG

http://www.fordmustang.co.uk/fm-pix/albums/userpics/DSC03203.JPG

click on the link under the pictures to get a massive picture....

now tell me, those holes in the middle... are they the ones I need to block?

:Zip2:

 

[dennis112]

Don't plug the valley holes--they are needed so the oil can drain back to the oil pan.

Look at the first picture, it already has the galley plug installed. It is right next to the cork gasket.

 

[gonzothegreat]

good, thanks

 

[iskwezm]

i dont trust the cork on the end rails,some do,but i HEARD they squeeze out,i just run a thick bead of silicone.

 

[limey66]

i dont trust the cork on the end rails,some do,but i HEARD they squeeze out,i just run a thick bead of silicone.

Yeah, I heard that too, but silicone is just as likely to squeeze out, isn't it? I gunked my cork gaskets with some setting sealant.

It's been fine for the 4 minutes and 17 seconds it has been run...

 

[krash kendall]

I've never had cork end gaskets NOT squeeze out.

RTV for me!

 

[gonzothegreat]

i dont trust the cork on the end rails,some do,but i HEARD they squeeze out,i just run a thick bead of silicone.

No issue here

 

[iskwezm]

silicone will squeeze out as the manifold is torqued,but it doesnt get loose,cork gets oil soaked and then the pressure slowely pushes it the rest of the way.Adhesive might be better,but i still RTV it

 

[limey66]

WTF is RTV?

RSVP ASAP.

 

[jcode68]

WTF is RTV?

RSVP ASAP.

Room-Temperature Vulcanizing (RTV) silicone rubber.