Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dans un courrier daté du 26/10/01 20:59:14 Paris, Madrid (heure d'été), msmall@roanoke.infi.net a écrit : > Excuse me. I had thought "well-made" and "V8 engines" constituted an > oxymoron. Are your referring to the Daimler V8 used in the SP250? > > Marc Of course not Marc ! I'm talking Chevrolet . And when I mean " well made " , I'm pointing the fact that these engines are well designed , with no errors concerning reliability , or , power output . Here , I must say that a small block Chev' is even better after it has cycled until it's first rebuild . Then the cast iron has relaxed and you can really start to " blueprint it " . I wouldn't say so of the small block Ford , the one from the seventies . It had a major weak point in the lubricating system , especially the oil pump rod . Chears Jo Goodtimes , France - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html