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Default Chevy vehicle question for the motorheads

On Friday, July 25, 2014 1:43:53 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Thursday, July 24, 2014 2:54:03 PM UTC-4, jon_banquer wrote:

On Thursday, July 24, 2014 11:22:37 AM UTC-7, Steve W. wrote:




wrote:




The first American fuel injection I saw was a pre-production




controller for the 1976 Seville in a GM lab.




Wasn't the first American made production automobile available with




fuel injection the 1957 Chevy Corvette?




And the 1957 Fuelie BelAir




The Rochester unit works pretty well but it takes a very specific




procedure to adjust it. Then you hope it stays adjusted for a while.




One of the reasons why many were replaced with carbs was due to the






finicky adjustments needed.


Steve W.




They were often replaced because mechanics didn't know how


to service them and didn't want to learn how to service them.




You almost have to wonder how much dirt the (Better Business Bureau) has on some of these places that are too lazy to finish contracts/services.


If you want to do something right you often have no choice other than to do it yourself.