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Old 10-08-2012, 11:31 PM   #19
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Re: Serp belt/efi installed

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Originally Posted by 70K10Hunter View Post
jjzepplin...the small block 400s had large bores and the cooling issue that I was familar with was there was no coolant flow between the cylinder walls because they were so large and all connected. thats just what I heard, I personally never tore apart a 400 SB to check.
good you used brass and copper to keep corrosion to a minimum.
Yep-siamese cylinder bores prevented water from flowing between the bores. Usually, it would create steam pockets and cause the heads to crack.

Where in Idaho? I grew up in Twin Falls area
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