SBC: 66 years and counting Quiz.

[Charlie A]

Originally Posted by Lyn Smith

I purchased a book entitled "Chevrolet 1955 Creating the Original. A lot of cool facts, and neat pictures about the building of the GM Classic. The book also has a section on the development of the Chevy v8 265. The quiz question is "what were the first problems GM had with the 265 v8,and what did the dealers do to try and fix them?Hint: One required a substance to be poured into the engine.

The rings did not seat so they poured Comet cleanser ( or equivalent ) down the carb while the engine was running. Trying to rough up the cylinders .