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Drilling and tapping the case Q
Posted: Sun May 11, 2003 1:38 pm
by purple69
i just got my case back from the machine shop and i am about to start assembling my engine.......but i want to drill and tap the oil gallerys first.
i went to home depot today to find some plugs but i had no luck. where is a good place to find some plugs like these:
Posted: Sun May 11, 2003 1:50 pm
by fredybear
U can buy the brass ones at
mscdirect.com
the aluminum ones u can get from an aircraft parts dealer i think...
Posted: Sun May 11, 2003 2:29 pm
by wchiro
If you know anyplace that sells Scat products, Scat has a kit of aluminum pipe plugs for the engine case. Aluminum plugs are prefered over brass or steel due to the different expansion rates.
Aloha from Hawaii,
Wayne
Posted: Sun May 11, 2003 7:35 pm
by BenI
Posted: Sun May 11, 2003 9:35 pm
by RT
I just bought some. Blue anodised aluminum as pictured. Only I used 5 1/8" NPT as the local store couldn't get stock on the 1/16NPT ones. Any decent parts store that deals with Earls, Aeroquip, or Goodridge should be able to get them. Here's some links;
http://www.goodridge.net/maincat2002/SECTION7.pdf
http://www.amstreetrod.com/html/capsplugs.html#npt
http://www.bakerprecision.com/adapt6.htm
Posted: Tue May 13, 2003 5:56 am
by Scott H
Summit Racing also has the aluminum plugs:
http://summitracing.com/
They have all four sizes.
Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 12:07 pm
by BugMan - 74
As mentioned here and in my article,
http://www.summitracing.com is one place you can find the plugs online. Any local "high performance" shop that carries fittings should have them also. The 1/16" NPT tap is the hardest to find, but its the proper size to use. You can order them online from
http://www.mcmaster.com/ or
http://www.e-taps.com/
Posted: Wed May 14, 2003 4:10 pm
by bartman
i did my case with scat's plug kit pn 50033. it includes 5 each 1/8", 2 each 1/4", and 3 each 3/8". no 1/16" and it plugged every factory plug