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17-06-03, 16:15
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Valve covers....???
Bonjour Mike....
....would you have a nice picture of the valve cover on the original 216..... from that book of yours???? I have these engines yet to be identified that maybe 216 or bigger..... the valve covers are mounted by 2 central studs/nuts combination ... BUT.. they have these tiny slits about 1/8 of an inch high by 1 inch wide...and about four of them. Some kind of opening that probably replaces the breather caps of later Chev 6...... It does not seem to be a good way to protect the innards of an engine but in 1940 ??? Eventually I will get down to scrapping the cooked grease deposit and find serial numbers and casting numbers for David H. Your help is appreciated. Bob C.
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Bob Carriere....B.T.B C15a Cab 11 Hammond, Ontario Canada 
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04-07-03, 05:55
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valve covers
Most of the civilian 216's had the valve covers with the little slits. So did the early 235's. I'd never seen a 216 without the slits until I got a military one.
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04-07-03, 16:30
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Valve covers...
With a little more experience and having talked to a bunch of CMPers.... it would seem that the early military 216 used the available civy covers with the slits.... as soon as some sort of breather tube/cap was intalled the covers were no longer punched out for the slits. A variety of breather tubes/caps followed .... some original some which were added as extension to facilitate maintenance by non military owners.
Take care and thanks for sharing the info....
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Bob Carriere....B.T.B C15a Cab 11 Hammond, Ontario Canada
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