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Post  BBFTorino March 24th 2018, 4:04 am

I have a stroker Windsor based on the 351 SVO block. On the rear area of the block, it has a passage that leads into the coolant area. Just looking at it visually, it looks to be about a 7/16" diameter hole, but its not threaded, so I cant plug it with a common threaded plug. It appears to take some type of push in fitting, like the way an oil dipstick pushes into a block or timing cover.
Is this some type of coolant bypass or something??
What do I use to plug it with??
Can I tap it for threads and install a threaded plug??

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Post  dfree383 March 24th 2018, 11:07 am

What block do you have their are a number of variations
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Post  BBFTorino March 25th 2018, 1:51 am

Well, I cant make out the rest of the casting numbers, but I have F5ZM-6010.
But I "think" its "W351".
It is a 9.5" deck and has a 2 bolt cap on #1, but the center 3 are splayed 4 bolt, and the last one is a 4 bolt with straight bolts.
Also, it is cast without an oil filter mounting pad, it has two threaded oil ports (inlet / outlet), but is still a wet sump design.
And on the rear passenger side of the block, it has this coolant source that either must be plugged, or plumbed into something.

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Post  Doug Rahn April 4th 2018, 7:34 am

Have you got a photo of the area, and is it on the rear china wall inside the lifter valley?
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Post  lance flake April 4th 2018, 5:08 pm

I had a w351 block in the past with the same hole you are talking about. It was a blind drilled hole went to nothing. I'm not sure what the purpose was for it. I ran the engine with no plug in it and had no leaks

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Post  BBFTorino April 5th 2018, 1:24 am

Really?? I hope that is the case. I can see down in it with a flashlight and I can see there is some normal rust color like you would see in a coolant passage.
But then, yeah, why would the plug be missing??

https://2img.net/h/oi61.tinypic.com/t6a651.jpg
You can see it in this picture^^ its outside the China wall, next to the bellhousing face.

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Post  lance flake April 5th 2018, 10:17 am

looks just like what I had. Not real sure what that was there for. You could put a knock in freeze plug or tap it for a pipe plug if you wanted.

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Post  jbozzelle April 8th 2018, 10:34 pm

Level the block in the engine stand and pour some liquid in that hole to see where it goes... If it goes nowhere, forget about it...

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Post  BBFTorino April 14th 2018, 4:43 am

Well it does indeed lead into the coolant passage. Put water in the block, and it rose up and seeped out that hole.
Installed a press-in plug and all is well. Cool

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