[Healeys] Healeys Digest, Vol 18, Issue 144

Sat Sep 6 12:42:22 MDT 2025

Here in the US in 2017 when I had my 29D engine rebuilt, I remember
sourcing the brass plugs from Dorman by size.

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>    1. Re: Engine block plugs (Bob Spidell)
>    2. Re: Engine block plugs (JSARCH)
>    3. Re: Engine block plugs (Harold Manifold)
>    4. Re: Engine block plugs (Michael Salter)
>    5. Re: Engine block plugs (m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca)
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> From: Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
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> Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 16:55:24 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine block plugs
> When I had my BJ8 engine overhauled the shop who did the work--a
> well-known local outfit--could not find properly-sized freeze/casting
> plugs, so he bought oversized metric ones and machined them to fit. He
> didn't mention the gallery plugs but, presumably, a shop could do the same
> for them.
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> Bob
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> On 9/5/2025 4:59 AM, Perry Small via Healeys wrote:
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> Listers. Any advice on this info request…
> Recently had a BJ8 engine block hot tanked and cleaned.  Unfortunately, Machine shop drilled out all the small brass oil and water gallery plugs.  Do you know of a source for those or info on the dimensions to fabricate them?
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> Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 18:11:13 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine block plugs
> They dissolve when the block is hot tanked. It is a common item; I am
> surprised the machine shop does not have them and did not reinstall them
> after cleaning the block.
>
> They are core plugs, items 2 and 3 on the Moss website.
>
> https://mossmotors.com/ahy-006-external-engine-100-6-3000
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> John
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> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Perry Small
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> Subject: [Healeys] Engine block plugs
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> Listers. Any advice on this info request… Recently had a BJ8 engine block
> hot tanked and cleaned.  Unfortunately, Machine shop drilled out all the
> small brass oil and water gallery plugs.  Do you know of a source for those
> or info on the dimensions to fabricate them?
>  End copy
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> Perry
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> From: Harold Manifold <manifold at telus.net>
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> Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 20:45:19 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine block plugs
> Perry,
>
> Tap all of the holes for a standard NPT plug. Use plugs that tighten flush
> with a hex key. All of those plugs should have been removed for a more
> thorough cleaning.
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> Regards,
> Harold
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> > On Sep 5, 2025, at 4:31 PM, Perry Small via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> > Listers. Any advice on this info request…
> > Recently had a BJ8 engine block hot tanked and cleaned.  Unfortunately,
> Machine shop drilled out all the small brass oil and water gallery plugs.
> Do you know of a source for those or info on the dimensions to fabricate
> them?
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> > Perry
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> Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2025 02:53:31 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine block plugs
> I would suggest that you contact Core Plugs International.  They seem to
> have everything.
> I buy brass ones for all my engines from them.
>
> M
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> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Perry Small
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> *Sent:* Friday, September 5, 2025 7:59:59 AM
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> *Subject:* [Healeys] Engine block plugs
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> Listers. Any advice on this info request…
> Recently had a BJ8 engine block hot tanked and cleaned.  Unfortunately,
> Machine shop drilled out all the small brass oil and water gallery plugs.
> Do you know of a source for those or info on the dimensions to fabricate
> them?
>  End copy
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> Perry
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> Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2025 00:26:56 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine block plugs
> Perry, when we did my BT7 motor I seem to recall initially having trouble
> sourcing the correct size plugs.  Then I found this company - Core Plugs
> International - the name says is all.   All they do are plugs and they were
> great to deal with.
>
> https://coreplugs.co.uk
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> Cheers, Mirek
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> Subject: [Healeys] Engine block plugs
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> Listers. Any advice on this info request… Recently had a BJ8 engine block
> hot tanked and cleaned.  Unfortunately, Machine shop drilled out all the
> small brass oil and water gallery plugs.  Do you know of a source for those
> or info on the dimensions to fabricate them?
>  End copy
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> Perry
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> Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2025 16:27:49 +0200
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Engine block plugs
> And don’t forget to seal the internal oil channels in the block, I’m
> thinking of the channel from left to right and the one that goes up to the
> cylinder head. When you clean the block all the puriosite in the cast iron
> is exposed for the oil pressure, which is higher than the coolant pressure,
> and you will eventually end up with the deaded oil in water mess.
> There has been kits in the market to do this from the usual suspects.
> Magnus Karlsson helped me with my block some 15 years ago. We screwed in
> threaded pipes in the oil ways.
>
> Per
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> > 6 sep. 2025 kl. 00:34 skrev Perry Small via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net>:
> >
> > Listers. Any advice on this info request…
> > Recently had a BJ8 engine block hot tanked and cleaned.  Unfortunately,
> Machine shop drilled out all the small brass oil and water gallery plugs.
> Do you know of a source for those or info on the dimensions to fabricate
> them?
> > End copy
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> > Perry
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