Cam plug with O-Ring

I don't think you'll have trouble with the block cracking in that area, it's plenty thick as you said. What happens when the o-ring dries out though? .....and it WILL dry out. Sealant with the press in camshaft freeze plug lasts forever. I do like though. It's a neat idea and a good execution.

If there's one thing we all learned from Kansas, it's that nothing last forever but the Earth and sky. And Al Gore taught us that even the Earth and sky will be gone within 12 years. Make that 9 years 'cuz he said it a while back. A high quality o-ring will still be doing its job long after I'm dead and gone, and the engine is also dead and gone.