Who was responsible for a BB in a Corvette?

[John H.]

Re: You ever tried to get to the spark plugs in

Mike -

You're probably right. I built both of them at Willow Run and Lordstown, and I recall that the shop manual procedure for one of them (with A/C) requred the hole-saw trick. CRS is a terrible thing

[Bill Stephenson]

Re: Who was responsible for a BB in a Corvette?

Lyndon....At any of those times when you wish for a small block just think about plug wires and you will forget all about it!!!!!!........Bill S

[Mark #28455]

I had 2 V8 Monzas

The hard side was the driver's where the front plugs were blocked by the steering and the exhaust. My racer with the destroked 400 and Hooker front engine mount setup was a piece of cake compared to the original 5.0 car.
Mark

[mike cobine]

The problem is being Stock, not BB or SB

If it wasn't stock, that 427 would have a block-off plate and an electric Holley at the back by the tank. A Vega oil pressure swithc and you are good to go.

And a $3 fuel filter instead of the $35 GF-432.

As to those small blocks, anyone putting plug wires on one stock with the shielding is just begging to pain and suffering. No wonder most of them get left in a garage, driving means you may have to change plug wires.

[John H.]

Re: The problem is being Stock, not BB or SB

Mike -

When I was a Production Superintendent at Lordstown in the early 70's, our Vega assigned company cars had an Anacin tin in the glove box with a fuse and a cotter pin in it; the fuse was for the fuel pump, and the cotter pin was for when the oil pressure switch failed (which killed the fuel pump). When the switch failed, you'd just pull off the connector and use the cotter pin to jumper across two of the three female terminals so the fuel pump would work again. The "good old days".