[Fot] Engine Plug Sizes, oil press pickup

Mark Pendergrass mpendy at dishmail.net
Wed Dec 23 07:38:57 MST 2009


FWIW, this head port point is where i have the temp. gauge sender located. 
It seems to have the "hottest" readings in the cooling system, theirfore i'm 
assured everything forward is, or should be , running cooler, am i all wet ? 
Mark Pendy..........Merry Xmas to all!!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Drews" <tony at tonydrews.com>
To: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 9:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Engine Plug Sizes, oil press pickup


> In Jack's latest engine iteration he ran a pipe from the water pump to the 
> hole at the rear of the head.
>
> - Tony
>
> At 09:38 PM 12/22/2009, n197tr4 at cs.com wrote:
>>Interesting.  I have always blocked this off and dont ever remember seeing 
>>any
>>nipples and hoses on any body else's car.
>>
>>Ed, did you call today?........
>>
>>Joe A
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: EDWARD BARNARD <edwardbarnard at prodigy.net>
>>To: steve <colordog.1 at earthlink.net>; FOT <fot at autox.team.net>
>>Sent: Tue, Dec 22, 2009 9:16 pm
>>Subject: Re: [Fot] Engine Plug Sizes, oil press pickup
>>
>>
>>Steve:
>>  do not block the heater valve port off. I have found that if you block 
>> that
>>ort with a plug it restricts the flow of water through and around 
>>cylinders 3
>>nd 4. I normally insert a fitting with a nipple, and attach a short piece 
>>of
>>ose routed to the heater pipe on the left side of the engine which comes 
>>from
>>he water pump housing. On street cars I tell my customers to leave the 
>>heater
>>alve cracked to aid in the flow of H2O around 3 and 4.
>>hat is the lists take on this?
>>Ed-
>>--- On Tue, 12/22/09, steve <colordog.1 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>rom: steve <colordog.1 at earthlink.net>
>>ubject: Re: [Fot] Engine Plug Sizes, oil press pickup
>>o: "steve" <colordog.1 at earthlink.net>, "FOT" <fot at autox.team.net>
>>ate: Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 2:17 PM
>>
>>ops, sorry about the typos.  The heater pipe hasn't screwed anything as 
>>far
>>s I know!!!
>>I need a plug to block off the heater pipe hole atop the head. :)
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: steve <colordog.1 at earthlink.net>
>>Sent: Dec 22, 2009 11:40 AM
>>To: FOT <fot at autox.team.net>
>>Subject: [Fot] Engine Plug Sizes, oil press pickup
>>
>>FOT,
>>
>>What sizes are the following plugs for the TR3/4 engine:
>>
>>1, top of Cyl Head where heater pipe screwed it.
>>
>>2,  Manifold side of engine block to drain H2o.
>>
>>
>>Also, on your cars, where do you pick up the oil pressure for the pressure
>>auge?
>>
>>
>>
>>~Steve
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