Missing plug?

[jeepthrills01]

So I just stabbed the cam...was going to pop the chain on and I got that sinking feeling..

Shouldn't there be a plug in this hole?
No I didn't build it...I bought it and found it this way.

Thanks.

 

[pnora]

Yes.

 

[silversedan]

yes , for sure

 

[Fran Blacker]

Looks like you got the other one. The other one is the one usually missed.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

It's just a small leak.... The timing chain got plenty of lubrication.... Ya might want t look at a few bearings

 

[jeepthrills01]

Bearings are all new....
This is that 25 year old rebuild I found for pennies on the dollar.... I picked it up a couple years ago...just finally getting to it.

 

[jeepthrills01]

As received in red.

Fresh coat in turquoise taken today(camera makes it look like corporate blue!)

 

[MCODECUDA]

We rebuilt one years ago and we couldn’t get oil to the rockers or any oil pressure when we primed the pump. On a hunch we pulled the timing cover and found that we missed a plug. Funny, I haven’t thought about that in about 40 years.

 

[jeepthrills01]

We rebuilt one years ago and we couldn’t get oil to the rockers or any oil pressure when we primed the pump. On a hunch we pulled the timing cover and found that we missed a plug. Funny, I haven’t thought about that in about 40 years.

History trying to repeat itself?

A small rift in the space/time continuum?

Nahh...just a busy machinist who was working too fast! Lol.

 

[GTXDAN]

I'm thinking what about the other end. Are all the plugs in the back end and tight.

 

[jeepthrills01]

Yup

 

[BeepBeepRR]

Dont feel bad I missed the one under the cam... Derp Glad I tried priming the engine prior to firing it up.. Your picture but modified..

This is the one I missed.

 

[493 Mike]

I missed the inner plug on my 318 poly rebuild (I let the machine shop pull the galley plugs as my tool broke). It is in the rear under another plug! I was able to install the missing plug through the distributer hole in the block! Engine was in and started-low oil pressure was the result.
Mike

 

[1 Wild R/T]

I missed the inner plug on my 318 poly rebuild (I let the machine shop pull the galley plugs as my tool broke). It is in the rear under another plug! I was able to install the missing plug through the distributer hole in the block! Engine was in and started-low oil pressure was the result.
Mike

That one shouldn't effect oil pressure... It doesn't cause a leak... It does allow all the oil to bypass the oil filter....

 

[493 Mike]

That one shouldn't effect oil pressure... It doesn't cause a leak... It does allow all the oil to bypass the oil filter....

While I was prelubing the engine for first start was when I saw the oil gushing into the oil pump drive area and realized I missed a plug.