Engine coolant blanking
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 12:50 pm
Hi
I am currently having to change a blown head gasket/ doing a valve job on my 1950cc BGT.
Does anyone know why the engine block face has 3 brass blanking plugs between the cylinders ( on the distributor side) which prevent coolant flowing from the block up to that side of the cylinder head? As far as I can see from photos, most B engine blocks have these brass plugs inserted.
In fact my cylinder head only has the central one of these 3 holes and I was wondering if I drill out the central matching plug ( between cylinders 2 and 3 ) in the block this will improve coolant flow in the head and cooling.?
Since boring out to 1950cc the engine has suffered cooling and run on problems which it never had as a standard 1800 unit.
Any advice much appreciated!
Ken
I am currently having to change a blown head gasket/ doing a valve job on my 1950cc BGT.
Does anyone know why the engine block face has 3 brass blanking plugs between the cylinders ( on the distributor side) which prevent coolant flowing from the block up to that side of the cylinder head? As far as I can see from photos, most B engine blocks have these brass plugs inserted.
In fact my cylinder head only has the central one of these 3 holes and I was wondering if I drill out the central matching plug ( between cylinders 2 and 3 ) in the block this will improve coolant flow in the head and cooling.?
Since boring out to 1950cc the engine has suffered cooling and run on problems which it never had as a standard 1800 unit.
Any advice much appreciated!
Ken