After dropping the 62s transmission last week, I finally got a chance to pull the engine to bellhousing mount plate, or whateverthehell it’s called.
On the left side of the motor there is a hex head threaded plug, obviously a machining port for the water jacket or oil journal, probably water...anyone know for sure?
(photos below)
Anyway, the plug is covered in some off colored oily sludge looking stuff that doesn’t match the rest of the filth back there.
Looks like it could be some weeping from the water jacket and mixing with the oil leaks back there. (?) After 30 years it looks pretty minimal....anything I should be concerned about??
...or just clean it up, don’t think about it, and we’ll never speak of this again?
Back side hex plug:
Close up:
Same sludge on BH plate:
On the left side of the motor there is a hex head threaded plug, obviously a machining port for the water jacket or oil journal, probably water...anyone know for sure?
(photos below)
Anyway, the plug is covered in some off colored oily sludge looking stuff that doesn’t match the rest of the filth back there.
Looks like it could be some weeping from the water jacket and mixing with the oil leaks back there. (?) After 30 years it looks pretty minimal....anything I should be concerned about??
...or just clean it up, don’t think about it, and we’ll never speak of this again?
Back side hex plug:
Close up:
Same sludge on BH plate: