msggunny
10-25-2010, 06:35 AM
Ok, I was tracking down the culprit that led to the loss of oil pressure in the extra 2.25 i have. I havent found anything that would lead me to believe it was something other than the oil pump;.
However upon closer inspection of the water passages in the block i noticed most were clogged with some serious gunk. I after poking around some more i found what appears to be a hole in a passage.
The following pictures show where it is.
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u125/msggunny/DSC04741.jpg
Its inside the upper right hand water pump inlet passage.
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u125/msggunny/Farout.jpg
Reference picture, notice the indexed plug center of picture.
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u125/msggunny/DSC04740.jpg
Refer to the plug and just behind it you will notice a blob shaped hole with some silver around it. This is the hole i am referring to, it appears to be in the wall of the water passage and shouldn't be there.
My question is is it repairable or is the block junk?
Will a hole this small affect the cooling of the block or is it too small to worry about?
Thanks.
However upon closer inspection of the water passages in the block i noticed most were clogged with some serious gunk. I after poking around some more i found what appears to be a hole in a passage.
The following pictures show where it is.
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u125/msggunny/DSC04741.jpg
Its inside the upper right hand water pump inlet passage.
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u125/msggunny/Farout.jpg
Reference picture, notice the indexed plug center of picture.
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u125/msggunny/DSC04740.jpg
Refer to the plug and just behind it you will notice a blob shaped hole with some silver around it. This is the hole i am referring to, it appears to be in the wall of the water passage and shouldn't be there.
My question is is it repairable or is the block junk?
Will a hole this small affect the cooling of the block or is it too small to worry about?
Thanks.