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Re: valve help lilrobo #922545 02/24/2013 1:58 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	Did you drill a 1/8" hole in the thermostat "disc", to allow circulation of at least a little coolant at all times? That is one way to minimize/eliminate air trapped in the head. Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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valve help	lilrobo	02/17/2013 7:06 PM
Re: valve help	tclederman	02/17/2013 7:09 PM
Re: valve help	lilrobo	02/17/2013 7:17 PM
Re: valve help	don stocker	02/18/2013 7:26 AM
Re: valve help	Pre '68 Dave	02/18/2013 10:13 AM
Re: valve help	lilrobo	02/18/2013 11:00 AM
Re: valve help	AZ59apacheguy	02/18/2013 1:29 PM
Re: valve help	don stocker	02/18/2013 1:48 PM
Re: valve help	Pre '68 Dave	02/18/2013 2:18 PM
Re: valve help	lilrobo	02/18/2013 6:27 PM
Re: valve help	Pre '68 Dave	02/18/2013 7:54 PM
Re: valve help	lilrobo	02/18/2013 6:38 PM
Re: valve help	lilrobo	02/20/2013 8:03 PM
Re: valve help	hd4unm	02/20/2013 8:43 PM
Re: valve help	Pre '68 Dave	02/20/2013 10:00 PM
Re: valve help	hd4unm	02/20/2013 10:49 PM
Re: valve help	lilrobo	02/22/2013 8:07 PM
Re: valve help	Pre '68 Dave	02/22/2013 9:05 PM
Re: valve help	hd4unm	02/22/2013 8:39 PM
Re: valve help	lilrobo	02/23/2013 5:10 AM
Re: valve help	DADS50	02/23/2013 7:15 AM
Re: valve help	lilrobo	02/23/2013 9:22 AM
Re: valve help	lilrobo	02/23/2013 11:13 AM
Re: valve help	lilrobo	02/24/2013 7:22 AM
Re: valve help	Pre '68 Dave	02/24/2013 10:34 AM
Re: valve help	lilrobo	02/24/2013 12:58 PM
Re: valve help	tclederman	02/24/2013 1:58 PM
Re: valve help	lilrobo	02/24/2013 2:16 PM
Re: valve help	DADS50	02/24/2013 2:25 PM
Re: valve help	lilrobo	02/24/2013 3:59 PM
Re: valve help	DADS50	02/24/2013 4:26 PM
Re: valve help	lilrobo	02/24/2013 7:32 PM
Re: valve help	lilrobo	02/25/2013 8:56 AM
Re: valve help	don stocker	02/25/2013 9:08 AM
Re: valve help	tigman 1	02/27/2013 9:23 AM

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