Thread: 351 Cleveland Help Question

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I am in the middle of building my hot rod F-47 and I was painting the engine which was done at a Hot Rod Shop and I was looking inside and noticed a piece that looks broke can anyone tell what it is and if the engine will still run or not ?????/ if you need more pics let me know ......I know you experts will know what it is....

you are ok just drain back hole for oil .just not to clean from ford i just did one 351and rolled the hole out with a die grinder

Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

you are ok just drain back hole for oil .just not to clean from ford i just did one 351and rolled the hole out with a die grinder

Hey Pat
The hole on the left it just looks like something is missing or broken off, Should I clean it up just in case some more pieces break off when the engine is back together and if so how do I go about that? ???

Thanks
Chris

Originally Posted by christo

Hey Pat
The hole on the left it just looks like something is missing or broken off, Should I clean it up just in case some more pieces break off when the engine is back together and if so how do I go about that? ???

Thanks
Chris

they punch it out at ford it in the front they should of did that for you lay some towels down in the valley and just knock off that chip with some pillars and call it good i would not run a die grinder in there now

Thanks so much, I look forward to all the help from the forum and this site, I am a new hot rodder and I have had nothing but help from all the hot rodders out there it's guy like you Pat that help the newbies keep the hope alive.. I will post pics when she's done for all to see

Thanks so much

Chris
F-47
351 Cleveland
Mini Tubed
Billet everything
just one nice truck with one nice stance.......
(Can't wait to see it run! and pass it down to my son...)