holes in th block

[uclarge]

when i was rebuilding my engine i noticed 3-4 large (pre drilled) holes in my block! im pretty sure these are supposed to be sealed closed or covered as coolant/water flows past them otherwwise im sure th water will just splash onto the floor! eeeep! help me ive nearly finished this engine and i need pixie running! charly

[bmcecosse]

Sorry this is just useless without a picture ! Were the holes always there ? Have you taken something out ? Was the block away at a machine shop to be re-bored ? Where are the mystery holes - we deserve to be told !

[Welung666]

Probably core plugs

Lee

[les]

If, as you say, coolant runs past these 'holes' then it will leak water, not much doubt about that! Does sound like you are talking about core plugs, but then again if you have done an engine rebuild, I'm sure you would know about such things. So maybe a photo. Can you see rusty cylindrical shaped metal through these holes?

[bmcecosse]

Don't understand the 3-4 bit! Either there are 3 or there are 4 - which is it !! In what way were you 'rebuilding' the engine ? How big are the holes ? We can't help you without some more information !!!!

[les]

Don't understand the 3-4 bit

I thought that strange as well!

[uclarge]

Rite its 3 Holes, they are next to the distributor, well just above, ive compared Pixie's Engine with Boris's and discovered that Boris has 3 sortof caps covering these holes! ive searched everywhere for them but alas i have given up! any ideas what to do? where i can get hold of sum new ones???? i need this car done by the end of the week and this engine is all finished apart from this little set back!!! and can i cver them from the outside?!?!! charly

[les]

You may be able to get them at an engine reconditioner or even somewhere like Esm at Stonegate. You'd have a job fitting them from the inside! Push the plugs in with a smear of red hermatite then give them a smart tap on the dome to tighten them.

[uclarge]

cheers buddy! can i get red hermatite at halfords???

[Cam]

Yes, Halfords usually stock it.

[Kevin]

On the couple of core plugs I have replaced I put them in dry with no sealant and there were not leakage problems.

[bmcecosse]

Be sure to clean up the edge faces on the block before fitting the new core plugs. You could get them mail order next day from eg MOSS or Minispares - or Bull Motif.