What is this hole in the block?

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Re: What is this hole in the block?

f_in, I hate you.
I have a 7.4l in my boat, but the front of the bilge is only about 1" away from the front of the motor, I have about 3-4" from the storage bins on each side and when the bench seat is in place there's 2" between it and all the pullies. Simply changing the alternator this spring, took me almost 3 hours.
And don't even get me started about the bilge pump that's mounted right under the oil pan.

It's always nice to have a comfortable seat when tuning your motor.