Re: "Seasoned" engine blocks?

From: Kabuki2@aol.com
Date: Fri Nov 26 1999 - 12:58:10 EST


In a message dated 11/26/99 12:50:59 AM Eastern Standard Time,
stei0302@cs.fredonia.edu writes:

<< They say a new block can be stress relieved, but thats costly,
 so what they do is to use a "seasoned" block and bore it .020
 over, which is the same thing.
 
   Is this true, or are they just trying to sell us a story?
 
                                               -Jon-
>>

I had a "seasoned" chevy SB400 block. It sat for a few years in the corner of
the machine shop.

 :)

ttyl
Patrick
http://surf.to/rdperformance



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