Ranger's have balls

[woodyedmiston]

Yep - two of them. I read some sort of warning once about cleaning a block during rebuild and that the two steel balls in the upper valley area - under the intake - need to be driven out through the main bearing oil holes.

Here is the question - will they drive back in and stay there or do I need to drill and tap the holes and keep the steel balls for paperweights? Maybe a screw in brass plug?

[AllanD]

I'm only posting because you asked me to...

I have no idea.

This should come as no suprise, but I don't rebuild engines anymore.
I consider engines to be "disposable"

So if one needs to come apart it is only to verify my diagnosis
or to "harvest" some interestingly distorted part.

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[woodyedmiston]

More and more I'm coming around to your way of thinking.

First is was Dixie Cups . . and it continued till I traded my stainless steel guns for Glocks.