Re: Intake Gasket Failure Question

On Thu, 7 Apr 2005 20:11:24 -0400, "Lil Rascal" <ert@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>"aarcuda69062" <nonelson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> In article <xEb4e.4193$6w.4011@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>  "pnsman64" <pnsman64@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> > WOW I never realized all the trouble with these engines.  I am amazed
>they
>> > would let this known problem continue for so long.
>>
>>
>> Why not?
>> The small block Chevy camshaft problem went on for decades...
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>Damn never new about the Camshaft , what years were the problem must have
>been back in the 50's? I dont think a recurrent camshaft problem would
>continue like that in modern day with so much competition from Japanese.
If
>what you say is true and just recently happened then I cant see how GM is
>still in business with that type of track record. I mean would you by
>another GM if you had a camshaft failure out of warranty. Engines today
are
>not supposed to break any time soon with regular maintenance.
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>
Problem was most pronounced on the 307, but 350 and 400 of the same
era had the same problems.The 307 "lived" from '71 to '73 for sure,
possibly '70 too. Replaced by the 305 in '74. 
Problem was not totally gone yet in '76, where the cams would still go
flat on some 350s and 400s.