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Old 09-12-2016, 11:16 PM   #17
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Re: What are these and what for?

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Originally Posted by davepl View Post
While I don't doubt they -can- be used as a drain plug, I do have some doubts about that being their reason for existing. I'd still like to know the rationale for GM including them in early castings, and why they went away eventually...
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