Lawrie writes:
>
> The simplest way is to take a pointed punch and a hammer, bang the punch
> into the middle of the core plug, then lever the plug out of the hole with
> the punch.
>
> While on this subject, though, I must correct one comment Lew Palmer made.
> The drilled passage to which he refers (on an XPAG, or T-series, block) is
> behind the rear-most plug in the raised water gallery. It is not behind the
> center plug. A trick we old and wrinkled restorers use on XPAG engines to
> aid in their cooling is to duplicate this hole behind the front core plug in
> said raised gallery. All XPEG blocks had both holes, and adding the second
> one to XPAG blocks - as well as making sure the rear one is clear -
> definitely helps the coolant flow.
>
Lawrie,
And putting the new one in is the reverse sans the pointed punch?
I mean, like taking a wood dowel and a hammer and pounding the new
one in?
Thanks again,
Scott Allen
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