was wondering the good and bad about doing this. I actually got this motor back from the machine shop and found they stripped out one of the squirters totally. So i was thinking about blocking them off. Let me know if anyone has had experience in this.


This motor:

b18c1 .25mm over CTR pistons
Decked Block
balanced
stock rods/bolts
ported head
skunk2 stg 2 cams, skunk2 hardware

 

well they don't make a heli coil fine enough to fix this one squirter.

I know there are people out there that have done this...

 

block em off
the machine shop didnt **** it, unless they were the ones unscreweing/screwing them in (i dunno why u woudlnt have pulled them out yourself.

if they did, make them weld all fo them for you

 

i just got my block back from howard rlz enginering most amazing work i ever saw guys its nice but anyways my oil squirters were blocked off now with a plug on my block

 

yeah u can block them off with a plug, but how is the plug gonna fit if the threads are stripped out?

 

Well, my guy is going to heli coil them and i'll reuse them.

They were taken out initially to be cleaned while flushing the block. I believe it was the last guy that put this motor together that screwed them up.


Tell me why you block them off...

 

take a close lok at your oiling system, and where oil starts/ends. u will see why its good in some isntances to block them.

i have also heared of huge reduction in oil temps by blocking them.

 

just drill them and use a 1/8 npt tap with a plug

 

 

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i have also heared of huge reduction in oil temps by blocking them.</TD></TR></TABLE>

...which would make sense, considering that they were designed to cool the pistons.

 

Golden Eagle sell the oil squiters plug kit that plugs up perfectly. I believe its an 8mm plug with a .75 thread pitch.

 

I would remove them if you were using a forged piston, but since your stilling using a cast piston I would leave them.