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What is it?
Disassembled and 350 a few days ago. Found this in the water jacket. Was visible when timing cover was removed. It has been sandblast to get a better look at its construction. The thin section appears to be hollow with a rod going through it. Any ideas?
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Could it be the reminents of an old meat thermometer?
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If it was in a water jacket, could it be an old pick tool used on the line to dig out sand from the block casting???
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I found one in a 69 428 recently. Just like that picture.
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I found one like that in the jacket behind the water pump.
I wonder if it's something like an anode rod?
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Interesting. Must be some type of core support or remnants of filled channel for the molten iron to follow
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If you can distinguish material between cast iron or steel you may have a clue.
If it's the same material as the block (ie a vent that got filled during casting) I would expect it to be somewhat brittle. If steel (ie a tool or core support) it might have more ductility...??? Just speculating.. but is quite interesting. Thanks for posting! |
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I also found one in an engine I was disassembling many years ago. There were no digital cameras to make instant photos, or an internet to discuss it over, so I gave it a puzzled stare for a few seconds then tossed it in the trash and kept going.
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Interesting...
I found a pocket screwdriver once and on another block I found all the old core plugs had been pushed in the block when the guy installed new ones! No wonder it ran a little warm.
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Casting process remnant
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