[sbower1976]

hello peeps wondered if someone could assist me , whilst working on my beloved avalanche 5.3 vortec I noticed a metal bracket between the engine and bulk head which was resting against the bulkhead I went to touch it to see what it was related to and it’s just fell off. I found a picture on the net of it which I have attached and it is the black bracket with the white cross on it . Does anyone know what this is for and if it is important to put back. Obviously the bolt has disappeared

Kind regards

 

[JackE]

My best guess would be something for the wiring harness to attach too. My 7.4L has a few different goofy looking brackets in the same location.

 

[sbower1976]

Thanks for the reply mate

However don’t find any holes or brackets that would hold any wiring , I was wondering if it was some sort of bracket for supporting the cylinder head when removing or installing.

 

[RayVoy]

You dug it out?

What is on the other side, behind the x in your pic?

 

[Flyinfool]

My first WAG would be a lift point for when the factory installed the engine. Is there a similar bracket on the diagonally opposite corner of the engine?

 

[xPosTech]

Jeff there's no hole in the bracket except the two on the bottom. At first I thought it was a fuel rail mount but nooo. I've seen it on two images from a Google search but never labeled.

Ted

 

[Zach Smith]

Flyin is right,(mostly) its a lift point dummy...don't ask why...

 

[xPosTech]

There's no drilled hole to attach to.

Ted

 

[Zach Smith]

There's no drilled hole to attach to.

Ted

I know...its a dummy...it does give you something to grab when pulling head off though.

 

[xPosTech]

Ha ha ha. I thought you were calling me a dummy. Gotcha now.

Ted

 

[Zach Smith]

Ha ha ha. I thought you were calling me a dummy. Gotcha now.

Ted

Ha! No bud...I would think anything but...I would say you are pretty, with it. Problem with text, context is hard to follow a lot of times...I still don't have it figured out