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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 09:06 AM
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Head passages - plug?

There are a bunch of threaded holes on the ends of the heads...some get used for mounting brackets, but most don't. When I look thru them, it looks like I can see head bolts! Anyway, am I supposed to plug these or something?

They are the ones circled in the following picture:

http://www.gooberstank.com/Heads.jpg
 

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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 02:08 PM
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Yes that is a head bolt you see. It is an accessory bracket mounting point for AC if the vehicle is so equipped. If you're not going to use them they'll be fine unplugged.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 06:52 PM
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I have a small question,why is your fan belt on upside down.......lol
 
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by fastford59
I have a small question,why is your fan belt on upside down.......lol
It's not. Some belts are made that way, as in "ribbed" on the outside.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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they're called "top cog" belts...standard thing you get from Advanced Auto these days. But you're not the first person to say that
 
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Old Feb 1, 2006 | 11:43 PM
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Whew,glad I'm not losing it ( some people think so)...
 
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Old Feb 2, 2006 | 11:44 AM
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Another stupid question (and I apologize if I've asked this before here): is there ANY difference between the left and right heads on a 351M? Because I can't find any. I didn't mark which one was which when I took them off, and it doesn't look like it matters which way I put them back on.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2006 | 12:17 PM
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No difference other than you need to make sure you have the accessory bracket holes are in the correct location but they should be fine regardless.
 
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thank you!
 
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