Chev 216 loose piston pin - which one ?

[Mike K]

Been for a little drive in the C8 up/down the road.

Lack of power was noticed . I discovered , the timing was retarded by quite a lot, so a quick twiddle of the dissy fixed that .

I connected my old vintage ECHLIN vacuum gauge to the wiper motor pipe , it shows 20" of vacuum at idle , with a steady needle on the gauge and a blip down when I rev the engine . So I guess that's a good sign .

I've always had a strange squeaky noise coming from the engine , I thought it was bad generator bearing ? Well turns out it's the fan belt . The modern fan belt V section does not match the old V ways exactly , it rubs on the sides of the V . I think I will try a Industrial B section belt .