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Old 04-06-2012, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by KEN CROCIE View Post
A Quibble: Tom V , in his argument, seems to assume there were no sealing issues with Pontiac bores up to 4.211" In fact , we noticed 'between cylinder' leakage when tearing into stock unmolested engines. The 'fix', upon reassembly was to place a straitened piece of paperclip between the cylinders. This procedure was conveyed to our customers through the High Output newsletter.
Was this the average 455 engine Ken or an occasional exception?

My Uncle's Chief Mechanic would fix a troublesome engine using a similar piece of steel welding rod in a similar manner many years ago. He taught WW-II soldiers how to build engines. So how did you hear of this fix?

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