Me again, was under the truck today and found this

[redfishsc]

Agreed, that thing has been cut with a disc cutter or something. As to why.... Maybe someone was trying to remove (or check for) a foreign object.

 

[df2x4]

Maybe someone was trying to remove (or check for) a foreign object.

Now that I think about it a buddy of mine had an issue where a piece of his starter gear broke off and ended up inside the inspection cover on a $500 LT1 Buick Roadmaster. I can't remember if he actually did this or not but I know we joked about it instead of taking the time to remove the inspection cover. That would be my guess after considering all the info here.

 

[JODiE_DLN]

Thank you for all your replies! I don't remember seeing that hole when i bought the truck as I did get under it and i would have noticed that surely. I did think it looked deliberate but unsure, it os possible as a few of you have said it may have just chewed through the cover. But again it may have been deliberate and i may have missed it haha, kinda strange anyway. Ill get under there with it on for a video to see if it looks like the plate is warped!

 

[JODiE_DLN]

I'm also not driving it for the time being, and Im assuming the general consensus is probably don't drive it, incase sonething gets stuck in there? And causes more trouble

 

[Dan_Frisbie]

I'm also not driving it for the time being, and Im assuming the general consensus is probably don't drive it, incase sonething gets stuck in there? And causes more trouble

I wouldn't worry a bit about it. Hell, I've had small blocks with that flexplate cover missing completely!

 

[JODiE_DLN]

I wouldn't worry a bit about it. Hell, I've had small blocks with that flexplate cover missing completely!

Are you sure? Im just afraid of stones getting in there I wanted to take it to the beach this weekend but was skeptical about that!

 

[df2x4]

X2, as long as the flex plate looks good I wouldn't worry about driving it.

 

[Dan_Frisbie]

Are you sure? Im just afraid of stones getting in there I wanted to take it to the beach this weekend but was skeptical about that!

Positive. I wouldn't do any serious off roading, but I wasn't kidding when I stated that some of my SBC motors in cars and trucks had no cover at all.

 

[JODiE_DLN]

Appreciate it lads, you've been a big help, getting it sorted next week (xmas time smh) got a few other small bits that need doing too, nothing major which is cool! Love these trucks, while they're becoming more common in NZ, they're still not cheap out her haha!

 

[jasons99hoe]

someone cut the hole in it. previous owner possibly. the cuts are way too straight to be road damage. they wanted a window to see what it was doing