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- From: wesf@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com (Wes Fujii)
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:36:39 GMT
- Subject: Re: Re: IROC smokes on start ['vette heads]
- Message-ID: <2700115@hpdmd48.boi.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett Packard - Boise, ID
- Path: sparky!uunet!wupost!sdd.hp.com!hpscdc!scd.hp.com!hplextra!hpcc05!hpdmd48!wesf
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- References: <1992Aug25.210108.24712@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM>
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- In <1992Aug28.024800.20130@koko.csustan.edu> Jonas Grumpy writes:
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- >I have never known this to be a problem with small block heads. I know
- >valve guides eventually wear, but not so soon. I hope chevy didn't screw
- >up a time perfected design.
- >
-
- My '83 T/A started to leak past it's valve guides at about 18K miles. The
- rest of the car fell apart at 24K miles. I sold it at around 30K miles.
- (and believe me, this car was babied from the time I brought it home from
- the showroom floor!)
-
- Wes Fujii
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