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Originally Posted by KEN CROCIE
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.
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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?
Tom Vaught
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