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I have a 406 sbc and I forgot to put all the oil plugs in which i nitce when i tried to prime the engine and couldn't get more then 8 pounds of oil pressure. I forgot the ones behind the timing chain. Everything I've read on here people talk about the 2 galley plugs and I have three holes just like on the back of the block. Do I just plug 2 of them(the number of plugs left in my kit)?I'm guessing no. It seems like that would still be a big oil leak inside my engine. Any help of references to discussions about this would be very helpful. Thanks!!


Homer

that was supposed to say "help or references"

Originally posted by homersnova
I have a 406 sbc and I forgot to put all the oil plugs in which i nitce when i tried to prime the engine and couldn't get more then 8 pounds of oil pressure. I forgot the ones behind the timing chain. Everything I've read on here people talk about the 2 galley plugs and I have three holes just like on the back of the block. Do I just plug 2 of them(the number of plugs left in my kit)?I'm guessing no. It seems like that would still be a big oil leak inside my engine. Any help of references to discussions about this would be very helpful. Thanks!!


Homer

two for lifter oil. plug them somtimes they have very small holes in them i do this with a pin drill 0.045 keeps air out and put some oil on the timming chain and the last one is oil gally they all need to be plug.

Thanks Pat!

Every hole needs a plug. I can't remember how many plugs there are, but it's at least 8. 3 on the back of the block, 3 on the front, one near the rear main bearing cap, one on the driverside rear of block where the deck surface is (the cylinder head has to be removed to install this one), and there might be one or above the oil filter mount on the outside of the block. These are thread in plugs.

one on the deck three inback in the bell one on top 1/8 npt and one by oil filler three in timing cover an on some sbc one 1/8 npt on top of the front just above the timming cover and one plug that keep the oil flow rigth in the block up back were the main cap sets in the block