Re: [Chevelle-list] Back in the Day / Float the Valves?

[jim]

I use to road race motorcycles and floating the valves wasnt a good thing. it meant your valves springs were no longer doing there job and the valves werent seated when they should have been and compression and horsepower were going out the exhaust.I always thought  when looking at  dyno run charts in magazines that the horse power dropped at or just before"Red Line" because the valves were starting to float ?.    It would be nice to hear more about it from all you knowledgable guys on the list. Jimmy.C ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Back in the Day / Float the Valves? Well I am 41, been around cars my whole life and have not heard the term "float the valves"  doesn't sound like a good thing to do, but what is it?  My guess - depressing clutch to shift, but intenially not taking your foot off the gas?   Thank you,   Krister Meister Bloomingdale, IL '66 SS #'s    -----Original Message----- From: Bob Haggard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: The Chevelle Mailing List <Chevelle-list@chevelles.net> Sent: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 21:48:21 -0400 Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Back in the Day When I was in the Air Force (66-70) a friend had a red Chevelle SS with 396/350hp. It was a beautiful car and what I always remember was he liked to shift when the valves would float. I was amazed that it stayed together since a high school friend had a 63 Impalla (1963) with 409/425hp that would float the valves when he missed a shift and it would usually end up back at the Chevy dealer to replace bent pushrods and other assorted parts. Bob Haggard - old fart > > From: Bob Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]com> > Date: 2005/10/12 Wed PM 04:25:42 EDT > To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net > Subject: [Chevelle-list] Back in the Day > > Reminisicing at the tender age of 17 working in the local burger joint and working the night shift when the night porter Pee Wee drove up with his new 1969 Chevelle SS , Black with Red interior and red stripes, with 396-375 and four on the floor with eyebrows on the headlights?? > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Music Unlimited - Access over 1 million songs. Try it free. >