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#1100795 05/04/2015 9:30 AM
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I'm sure somebody once told me the answer to my question, but I've forgotten it. Why are the Chevy 6 cyl engines referred to as Stovebolt?


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Red dot, center of chest ...
Red dot, center of chest ...
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Here is the cover and a pertinent page from a 1961 book by Floyd Clymer.

CAST IRON WONDER CHEVROLET'S FABULOUS SIX


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Thanks, I thought it was probably due to the bolts.


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