Calling All F4 Overhaul Experts

Was doing some prep work on Tonk's engine today.
I removed the two oil gallery plugs on the drivers side of the engine prior
to painting the block & when I removed the one in front of the oil pump a
little teensy weenie itty bitty rod dropped outta the hole :?






It's about 2" long & about 1/8" diameter. I can't find it mentioned in the
FSM or parts book either

Anybody ever seen one of these before?

Know what it is??

Did the engine rebuilders pop rivet my mains back in???

I checked my spare engine & there doesn't seem to be one in it

Also, out of curiosity, those plugs seem to seal up the bottom ends of a
couple of good sized holes dissappering up into the block at a 45 degree
angle. Anyone know where they go? They don't show up in the oiling diagram in the FSM-

Thanks,

Howard.

 

Aircraft paint stripper actually .

& as per usual I talked Rachel into doing it:twisted:

H.

 

I was thinking they go to the camshaft but since you say they're not on the oil flow chart I'm not sure. That rod shouldn't be in there, no doubt about that.

 

???????

 

Well, I guess "good size" is a relative term

What I meant was that the channels going into the block appear to be the same (or close too) diameter all the way up as where the plugs screw in. I guess I was figuring that if the rod belonged in there then the hole would have been the same size as it.

H.

 

The flow chart shows the camshaft galleries but shows them lower down, to me it looks like these go shooting up over the shaft.

I'll have another look at it though, you may be right-

H.

 

!!!!!!!!


H.

 

Yup, just got it back last Thursday (a week late). I'd be lying if I said I was 100% happy with the job, there was a couple of things they messed up on along the way but instead of ranting I'm just going to let it fester inside for a while then go out & KILL THEM !!!

H.

 

I can tell you it doesn't belong there.

I also would be down there post haste to put a foot in someones butt as to how and why it got there. Silly me I clean all the oil passenges when I rebuild

 

I asked them to.

They Didn't.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRR.


They didn't helicoil the worn exhaust stiud hole like I asked either.

Double GRRRRRRRRRRRRR.


Don't get me started on the crank & flywheel, my blood preassure ain't up to it.

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

Hadn't thought of that, I'll do it, Thanks.

H.

 

Yeah, but I can't prove they put it there. That engine was a factory rebuild from Kaiser, it could have gotten in there - um, "there". Heck, the first time I ever pulled the oil pan I found a couple broken piston ring pieces in it, that was good for about 5 minutes of panic until I could get a look at the cylinder bores

Even though they should have pulled those plugs they did pull out the end ones, I guess they might have flushed the galleries.

A bit.

Radical.


H.

 

I wish you were closer.
But if you can get it to Mid Tenn with all the parts I would be happy to go over that baby and put it together right for you.

 

I appreaciate the offer Billy but it ain't a gonna happen .

But I do have a question for you-

Right now the exhaust valves/springs are in the block, when re-installing the cam shaft am I going to have problems manuvering it in past the tappets or any sticky spots due to one of the exhast valves wanting to be open?

Thanks,

H.