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Does anyone sell or know who sells the oil plugs already drilled 0.030" for the front of the motor. I would have to get a drill bit, I'm not sure if my drill would hold a bit that size, and with my luck I would break the bit. Thanks, Ronnie..

Awww, camel dookey. Start doin' this stuff for yourself. The more you do for yourself, the more self-reliant and self-confident you'll become. Toddle down to the local Ace hardware and buy a 1/32nds bit (0.031") and a 1/8th bit (0.125"). Measure the thickness of the plug. Wrap a piece of tape around the 1/8 bit that leaves just a little less than the thickness of the plug sticking out past the tape. In other words, the plug might be 1/2" thick. You should have about 3/8" of drill bit showing past the tape. This will be your drill-stop. Drill the 1/8" hole in the plug until you get to your drill-stop tape. Change bits to the 1/32" bit and finish drilling the hole through the plug. By using the 1/8" bit for most of the work, you lessen the risk of breaking the small bit. Keep plenty of oil on the bits and go easy. If you see the bit start to bow out, like this....(......it's fixin' to break. Back off on the pressure.

Once you see you can do it, drill a few of 'em and sell 'em to your buddies to recoup the cost of the bits and pay you a little labor. It's the American Free Enterprise System at work. If you break a bit or two, so what. That's how we learn.

Buy TWO bits. Then when you break one, you have learned something. If you break the second one, donate your drill, and the car you are working on, to the Salvation Army and take up bingo.

Originally Posted by r pope

buy two bits. Then when you break one, you have learned something. If you break the second one, donate your drill, and the car you are working on, to the salvation army and take up bingo.

rotflmao :lol:

i have a drill vice i run the 030 drill in on my 3/8 drill you can get the small drills from mcmaster car and vice to hold the small drill ACE may have the stuff i do all the bbc and works good keeps the lifters from air lock and throws more oil at the thurst washer on the timing set

Hi Ronnie,
I sell them in Moroso. What size plug are you needing?

Thanks for all the replies. I will try and drill them out for now. Thank you Inspector I did not even think about drilling part of the way with the bigger bit. I do have another stupid question. How do you get them buggers out? I have soaked them in WD, diesel, applied a little heat aound them. Tried Allen wrench, allen socket, (broke 1/4" to 3"8" adapter. Any special tricks to get them out. Thanks, Ronnie

Originally Posted by tubbed55

Thanks for all the replies. I will try and drill them out for now. Thank you Inspector I did not even think about drilling part of the way with the bigger bit. I do have another stupid question. How do you get them buggers out? I have soaked them in WD, diesel, applied a little heat aound them. Tried Allen wrench, allen socket, (broke 1/4" to 3"8" adapter. Any special tricks to get them out. Thanks, Ronnie

i take them out all the time you can heat them use bees wax or a toilet seal ring wax or if they are striped drill them out with a 3/8 drill use a 3/8 ez out i like the ez out that look like a tooth pick

Again Thanks Pat....Applied heat and a birthday candle (All I had) and they came out with just the Allen Wrench like they were loose. Also When I got them out found they already had the holes in the plugs. Just could not been seen because they were clogged and dirty. I'll just leave them out until I get the motor back from machine shop. Ronnie

Originally Posted by tubbed55

Again Thanks Pat....Applied heat and a birthday candle (All I had) and they came out with just the Allen Wrench like they were loose. Also When I got them out found they already had the holes in the plugs. Just could not been seen because they were clogged and dirty. I'll just leave them out until I get the motor back from machine shop. Ronnie

getting them plugs out is a pice of cake