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Re: [oletrucks] Smokin 235

To: "G. Simmons" <gls@4link.net>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Smokin 235
From: ADvent@thuntek.net
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 20:03:26 -0700
Thats a new one on me. This engine building technique would not be legal in
Calif. It wouldn't pass smog. I don't think I would want them building anything
for me. Smoke? Who wants an engine that smokes, not me. I bet during WOT  there
is a significant amount of blowby going on.

"G. Simmons" wrote:

> The rebuilder on my old Buick told me that they always make the pistons and
> rings fit a little looser than stock because the replacement pistons have a
> tendency to expand a little more, and of course, the walls are that much
> thinner.  So he said to expect a little smoke until the operating heat comes
> up.
>
> I must say that what you describe sounds more like an unrebuilt engine.
> Maybe the rebuilder could be helpful, since the problem may reflect on his
> workmanship.
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959

oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959

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