Posted by Mike in Mn. on December 18, 2010 at 13:26:12 from (74.33.103.38):
In Reply to: 350 Olds Rocket V8!! posted by Murray Hebblethwaite on December 18, 2010 at 11:25:27:
Worked at a dealership in the 70"s, they were over all a good engine, heavy, and full of surprises. I was told that olds never scrapped a block or head, You would find a factory engine with an over sized lifter bore or an over sized valve or a heli coil in a spark plug hole. The earlier ones had a lot of power and the later ones were stump pullers and liked high gears and would get great gas mileage. The rear main seals would like to leak a lot. They were probably one of the better engines that GM made through the years, seems like they would run forever. I have one in a 67 chev 1/2 ton 4x4 pickup, runs good.
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