Is this piece part of the cylinder head?

[brandnew161]

I am in the middle of putting the cylinder head back on the block when I noticed this little metal piece on the ground where the head had been sitting. Anyone know where or what this piece is? Thanks

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[Shadow21]

Is that the alignment dowel on the block? Or is that a dowel for the cam caps? Check all of that. If not then ive never seen that.

 

[LiquidX]

That might be an alignment dowel. There should be 2 that go into the block to keep the head centered.

 

[brandnew161]

yea those two are still in the block. The piece in the picture is about half the size of those

and i never took off the cam caps. Cams and intake manifold are still attached

 

[x-kiwi-x]

how about on the back of the timming cover. there is lil peices like that for the supports where it bolts the the block. each one has a lil plastic port for itself.

 

[ilco187]

looks like the dowels that are part of the timing cover at each bolt hole.

 

[brandnew161]

yup, it was for the timing cover. Thanks guys!