Whats a good method of removing the oil gallery plugs from the oil rail side? My old motor was a small hex. But this one has a smaller square holes. Does heat play a role or PB Blaster?? Any alternative ideas?

I always just had the machine shop do it whenever I took a block in.

But couldn't you a socket extension? 1/4", 3/8"?

I work in a machine shop so i do this alot. I take a torch and heat up the plug until it is just glowing red let it cool a little and give it a blast with wd40. Works excellent after you do a couple you will have a good feel for how long to heat it. Make sur and only heat the plug and not the block much. Hope it helps. I use a quarter inch drive extension to unscrew them. Jeff

Goodson shop supplies offers a tool for removing those plugs as we have them in the shop and have used them for years with no Problems.

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Its smaller than a 1/4 in drive. I was thinking of using the opposite end of a tap. It seems to fit perfect. ???

Once they have been heated they come out with very little force so I would say give it a shot with the tap. Jeff

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At our shop, we smack the head of it with a light sledgehammer. Then we try to remove it with a handground (near 1/4) "lathe" tool. If that cracks the sides of the screw, then we drill out the center with a 5/16 drill & install a stud extractor into it, then remove it. Very easy & simple. Be careful with heating them up with a torch. You can run the risk of cracking something. It's always best to heat things up in an oven to ensure even & complete heating all around to prevent fast expansion of one area and possible cracking.



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