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Old 05-25-2008   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RallyBob View Post
I remove them on every head I build. Access to clean the oil feed passage to the head.

I then tap them oversize to 1/8" NPT, and put in a pipe plug.
Thanks Bob. Is it a steel or aluminum plug? Do you drill it out, or extract it some other way such as drilling and tapping in a pulling bolt? And finally, how long a plug is it, and does the replacement plug have to reach in a certain depth, or simply plug the hole?
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