Bruce;
Thanks for the info..... I was referring to tapping the
oil galley plugs in the front of the block,not the regular freeze plugs..... I meant the plugs in the front of the block I was looking at look very similar to minature freeze plugs.....
Agreed,cleanliness is the only way to go when building an engine..... The guy that taught me is around 60 years old and a certified FAA mechanic in both piston engine and turbine (jet) engines,has been all his adult life.... He takes all of an eight hour day to assemble a small block ford engine,with all parts machined and ready to install.... very meticulous and washes and cleans everything no matter how clean it is.... Measures and measures again everything before installing it and after torqueing down anything,it is marked with a white dab of paint....I can not remember an engine he built ever coming apart and many have lasted over 100k miles.....
Thanks,
David