Hole in 282 Oil Galley plug

Posted by Russell Harmon On 2018/12/17 16:10:23

I'm rebuilding my 282 and am on the final assembly. The oil galley that feeds the tappets has a plug at the end near the timing chain. A friend of mine, who is a reputable Packard engine rebuilder and has built many in his time told me that some of these plugs had a small or large hole and some didn't. He provided me with a plug, but do I use it or leave the solid plug in that I installed. Any information would be great as I am trying to figure out what's best to do to assemble my engine. Thank you

In the pictures I also provided one from a motors manual, which you can see a dark spot on the plug near the top. My friend told me the holes were always at the top of the galley

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