<VV> Cpmplaning that after 50 years...

[HallGrenn at aol.com]

Ron,
 
Assuming the flashing is actually blocking the air flow then you've got one 
 tough car.  But not all extra flashing is bad.  If it doesn't block  the 
flow and is inline with the cooling air then it is aiding cooling.  All  of 
my LM's had a good deal of extra flashing that, on first look, appeared to  
be sloppy workmanship, but almost all of it didn't block the air  flow.  
Maybe yours is one of those.
 
Bob
 
 
In a message dated 11/2/2012 7:08:04 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
ronh at owt.com writes:

In  searching for a bad oil leak in my '62 wagon, I pulled the top shroud 
to  
make sure it wasn't coming from the top engine cover.  It wasn't as  it's 
dry 
as a bone.  But, I looked at the heads and found the worst  case of casting 
flash that I've ever seen.  I don't know how the  engine could have cooled 
for so many years that way and despite the fact  that the car has gone 
through several owners, no one has ever done any  deflashing!  That's hard 
to 
believe but worse yet is that Chevrolet  assembled an engine with heads 
that 
look so bad.  It sure doesn't say  much for any quality standards that they 
obviously didn't have.  I  sure hope that they are doing better now, but 
are 
they?
End of  rant,
RonH

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