To be frank, I probably didn’t need to go this far. However, every time I put a brush or swab down into the oil galleries they continued to come back dirty so I went ahead and pulled only the plugs necessary for oil cleaning, as well as the two other small ones at the rear…
Category: Project – AR Engine
AH Engine – New direction in plugs!
So the EMPI oil gallery plugs you can buy suck balls. I didn’t expect something as simple as these to suck the amount of balls they do but it is big balls and those are well sucked by these. Yes, the VW Type 1 case is relatively soft compared to many other engine cases. And…
AR Engine – Oil Gallery Plugs Pulled!
With the AR engine relatively clean it was time to pop the oil gallery plugs and more or less run in parallel some of the activity of the AH Engine work. Given how much metal shavings and powder debris is generated, I can see why it just makes sense to prep multiple cases at one…