Re: Hole in 282 Oil Galley plug
Posted by HH56 On 2018/12/17 16:37:51
The hole is a metering valve that bleeds off trapped air in the lifter gallery and as a secondary function the timing chain gets some lube via the hole in the plug. I would be reluctant to completely eliminate the hole unless there is some other provision for air to bleed and oil to reach the chain and gears.
From what I see the hole looks very rough and elongated. Since the parts list has that same part number that is at the end of the article used in some 38 and 39 engines as well as Super 8 engines, question would be if the used replacement plug is complete or damaged and can be replaced with the same item used on Super 8s. Granted without the hydraulic lifters the low oil pressure is not as much an issue in the 282 but the hole does look fairly large and probably would let a lot of oil pass thru and make the front seal work extra hard to contain it. Perhaps a small hole in your replacement plug would suffice.
Here is an article on the Super 8 engine so you might get an idea of the oiling arrangement. Perhaps others can say what limits would be or maybe Kanter might have a new assy that can retrofit.
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From what I see the hole looks very rough and elongated. Since the parts list has that same part number that is at the end of the article used in some 38 and 39 engines as well as Super 8 engines, question would be if the used replacement plug is complete or damaged and can be replaced with the same item used on Super 8s. Granted without the hydraulic lifters the low oil pressure is not as much an issue in the 282 but the hole does look fairly large and probably would let a lot of oil pass thru and make the front seal work extra hard to contain it. Perhaps a small hole in your replacement plug would suffice.
Here is an article on the Super 8 engine so you might get an idea of the oiling arrangement. Perhaps others can say what limits would be or maybe Kanter might have a new assy that can retrofit.
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