water plug?

[oldsking]

Okay so I am making progress with my build and have noticed I am missing a few nuts and bolts throughout the engine Bought a parts lot basically when I got this gte and I was hoping it was all there.

question, on the block under the timing cover, is there some sort of fitting that goes to block water? Looks like a pipe thread? It's across from the oil pump shaft, drivers side when facing the block. cameras busted right now or I would have taken a picture.

All help is appreciated!

 

[oldsking]

bump,

Here's a picture I was able to take from my cellphone. What I am talking about is the hole under the larger hole of the waterpump.. It's a threaded hole which I am not sure what goes there

 

[IJ.]

That's the main oil gallery you NEED the plug

 

[oldsking]

crap, what does it look like IJ? This way I can double check my box of stuff
This is one of the reason why it SUCKS to buy used motors and such haha I knew the pick would help

 

[IJ.]

It's just a threaded pipe plug with an allen key socket, it'll need Teflon tape to seal it.

Gimme a sec I'll see if I have a pic.

 

[IJ.]

There's one in the back as well.

 

[oldsking]

sweet!! Now a new problem haha I need both of those.. Is that something I can just get at a bolt shop? Would you happen to know the thread size? I'm guessing a m12 x 1.5?

 

[IJ.]

I think from memory they're either 1/4BSPT or 3/8BSPT, sorry don't have a 7M block here to verify it.

 

[oldsking]

hmm well it's a start, I'll see what I have sitting around, until then, if anybody else can chime in on knowing this size that be great!

IJ, thank you Sir

 

[IJ.]

I'll have a dig around in the shed when I go out there this morning and see if I kept some plugs and measure them to confirm size, they need to be inhex though (allen key) as room is limited behind the timing case.

 

[IJ.]

Confirmed 3/8bspt short plugs, if you can't find any local I have 2 here you can have.

 

[oldsking]

IJ you are a lifesaver! I tried Lowes but they suck, nothing I'll take them Sir!

 

[IJ.]

You do realise Im in Australia don't you?

(just thinking about airmail at the moment is pretty sketchy so they may be awhile arriving)

 

[oldsking]

You know, I never noticed you were from the land down under haha no biggie I think I can find a set online in anodized blue like my AN fittings. Something like that would be fine I think in the motor

 

[IJ.]

Steel would be better, they need to fairly tight and they're MUCH shorter than normal plugs of that size so they don't stick out.

I'm sure someone here has a junk block they could pull em out of maybe a WTB post??

 

[oldsking]

I think I just may do that, thanks IJ

 

[CyFi6]

There's what it looks like pretty much in case you weren't sure. Anybody know the torque that should be used on it? I searched for a while and ended up just making it "tight" on my engine. Just don't know how tight you can go before you risk cracking something.

 

[IJ.]

They're tapered plugs so tight it is, Tq would be variable depending on what sort of sealer is used.

 

[oldsking]

Im going to go hunting today for a set of them and hopefully find some, in not, WTB thread will be started