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After a horrible, rainy winter the sun has finally come out here in the PNW. I decided to take advantage of the nice weather to bust the '53 out of storage.
During my once around of the truck to make sure everything was still in one piece, I noticed that there was a bit of oil on the ground. Not a lot, but a bit, so I decided to investigate further. The last time I drove the truck, I noticed there was a faint smell of burning oil after I shut her down, but I really didn't see anything at that time. It was also dark, and late, and cold, so I didn't look too hard.
Today, I found what looks like a missing freeze plug on the driver's side rear of the engine (215-6). Looking closer, I saw a threaded bung inside the opening, and my first thought was it was a temp sender that was missing. There does seem to be quite a bit of oil on the block at that location, so I'm guessing the sender (or whatever it is) has been gone for a while. I checked the oil before I drove it last and everything seemed fine, so...I'm at loss.
Of course, I can't find my shop manual to verify this, so I'm hoping you guys can point me in the right direction.
Would the missing part be something like this, perhaps?
Aha! Well, that explains the oil. Thank you, gents. I'm assuming the threads inside the block are for the fastening hardware.
I think I can probably find a replacement online somewhere, but would it be ok to plug the opening if the crankcase was vented somewhere else - like through the oil filler or elsewhere in the valve cover?
1954/63 223 I-6 Ford Passenger Cars & Trucks (1964 is different):
C0AE-6758-F .. Road Draft Tube / Obsolete
MILLER OBSOLETE PARTS in Binghamton NY has 1 = 607-722-5371.
MCDONALD OBSOLETE PARTS in Rockport IN has 44 = 812-359-4965.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21579-S7 .. Bolt-Road Draft Tube to Block ~ 5/16" -18 x 3 3/4" long / Obsolete
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