micus

hello gents, i have my donor 302 ho that ive been tinkering with now for a few nights. its all stripped apart and its about ready to head off for machining. i punched the old frost plugs out tonight and tried to remove what appeard to be a 3/8 screw in pipe plug from the side of the block. there are two of these plugs, (one on either side of the block) and both have stripped. i was wondering if these are oil gallery plugs or not? and how critical they were. i always thought the oil plugs were those located beside the cam plate and at the rear by the bellhousing area. should i continue to punch these out now that their stripped or just say screw it and leave them in? i wanted as much removed before i sent it to get hot tanked. thanks guys.

tinman

I think those plugs will be removed during the tanking.
You do realize as the result of a 'hot tanking' the cam bearings will be destroyed.....

micus

new cam bearings are being installed after, no worries. got em out. they were coolant drains. didnt know they had them in the block, thought that was only chevs.