At 08:19 AM 3/24/99 +0000, netscott@earthlink.net wrote:
>well i reinstalled my oil pan(under car, with a 7.5qt. t-pan)and primed
>the system with no difference in pressure. time to pull the intake
>manifold.
>that was no big deal except for the rear bolt under the duck bill plug.
>i have ordered a new plug from SS. got the manifold off, and what did i
>find? no cup plug in the oil passage. i primed the system just to see
>what would happen, now i know were all the oil was going. back into the
>lifter valley. at least the oil was going back over the tops of the
>lifters, cam, and crank. called motorsport to bitch them out. it turn
>out it is not that rare this plug is missing!!! so i will be going to
>get a 3/4 cup plug and a new set of intake manifold gaskets. i let you
>all know more when i do.
>
>scott
>B9472628
Scott,
Do I get some kind of prize?? ;-)
Bob
Robert L. Palmer
Dept. of AMES, Univ. of Calif., San Diego
rpalmer@ames.ucsd.edu
rpalmer@cts.com
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