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Old Jan 6, 2022 | 11:30 PM
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I happened to visit 'my' engine guy this week. Knowing I used to own a GT-350, he said, "Take a look at this." The engine dropped a valve, bits came out the bottom, but even the holed oilpan will pass the 10' test.

A traumatic experience, and the engine lives again. Yours can, too.
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I happened to visit 'my' engine guy this week. Knowing I used to own a GT-350, he said, "Take a look at this." The engine dropped a valve, bits came out the bottom, but even the holed oilpan will pass the 10' test.

A traumatic experience, and the engine lives again. Yours can, too.
I'm sorry...what did I miss?

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Old Jan 7, 2022 | 08:10 AM
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I'm sorry...what did I miss?

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????
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Old Jan 7, 2022 | 01:29 PM
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Look down the page a few for an email up from yesteryear. Thej poster thinks he needs to buy a new/replacement engine.
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They closed the old thread, someone had revived it...it was 20 years old. I would love to have that big block even in that condition
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https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...s-it-mean.html
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we got that part. but what does a GT350? engine with a valve in the oil pan have to do with it?
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THe idea that anything, no matter how bad it looks, can probably be rebuilt.
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THe idea that anything, no matter how bad it looks, can probably be rebuilt.
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