[FrankenCobra]

Does anyone have a source for the 5/8"-11 plugs used to close the holes on the heads? I would really like to pull all of the EGR crap off before I install the motor/tranny this week.

Thanks again guys... (and again, and again)

 

[Wade Chamberlain]

You can get the plugs at most any ford dealer. Or, use a 1" long 5/8" coarse thread bolt (that's what I did). Or, cut the square blocks off the end of the steel EGR tubing, flip them over so the flat side faces the head, and bolt them back up w/ some high temp silicone.

 

[Brendan]

McMaster Carr Has them. Type part number 93190A794 into the search box. This is for a box of 5 stainless steel bolts.

Brendan

 

[ProQuip]

Ford Part # F4ZZ-6E086-A cost a couple of bucks.

 

[FrankenCobra]

As per usual, you guys have come through with flying colors.

Thanks a bunch!!!!

 

[EddieAshleman]

As stated above, Ford dealer stocks them @ about $2.50 ea. There are a couple tricks you need to know about, however. 1. The plug is threaded on the inside and outside. 2. The outside thread has a locking compound on it which is a 1-time use product. 3. The inner thread is for bolting accessories to the engine - alternator, A/C, etc. It is a standard SAE thread. 4. The plugs have notches in them which allow you to screw them into the head using a large screwdriver. The problem you have, however, is that if you are using a screwdriver wider than the plug, it will hit the head, before the plug is all the way in and seated. Then when you discover this and try to back the plug back out, you mess up the 1-time locking compound. I never did find a screwdriver that was the exact right size to fit the plug. Wound up grinding one down. I put the plugs in a little deeper than the head surface. I then used a common short bolt with A/N washer & locktite to fill the hole on the inside of the plug. By tightening the bolt and A/N washer, I was able to put tension on the plug to make up for the weakened thread locking compound.
Eddie

 

[RacingRob]

Don't forget tho run a tap into the holes before you thread anything in there. They are usually full of carbon.
RR

 

[rhygin]

RacingRob... great point. I ended up buying just some big bolts and cutting a large groove in one of the bolts with a die grinder and used it as a tap... worked really well

 

[baumann]

PAW also carries them, minus the locking compound. Lets you use good ol locktite

Oh, and just to remove confusion, these ports are not EGR - They are air injection. Different critter.

[ November 25, 2002, 06:57 PM: Message edited by: baumann ]

 

[David G]

Not only are they good for bolting accessories to, but they are also the preferred method of lifting the engine. Most of us no longer have those huge ford lift brackets on the headers, so you screw a bolt into those head plugs for lifting.

That's the only good reason I can think of to spend the bucks on the Ford part. But it's a good one.

 

[dpmac]

Originally posted by Advil:
Not only are they good for bolting accessories to, but they are also the preferred method of lifting the engine. Most of us no longer have those huge ford lift brackets on the headers, so you screw a bolt into those head plugs for lifting.

That's the only good reason I can think of to spend the bucks on the Ford part. But it's a good one.

And a very good reason it is. Found out too late. Not a big deal, just not the prefered method.

 

[Mark Reynolds]

Breeze offers a 5/8-11 x 5/8" long stainless steel set screw for this purpose. Part number is #20178, Price is $1.75. Use teflon tape or our Loctite PST teflon thread sealant for installation.
Loctite PST is part number #21029, Price is $4.

Mark Reynolds
Breeze Automotive
508 533 6455