-=> Quoting Tom Collins to Wes Leatherock <=-
 WL> Except for the fact it was the first year for Chevrolet to
 WL> have a V-8 engine, and there were still some bugs in it that they kept
 WL> working on (as warranty work).
 TC> Chevy's first production V8 was much earlier. 1917 I do believe. The
 TC> modern small block engine was born late in 1949 and underwent 5 years
 TC> of testing and refinements to be offered in the 1955 model year. All in
 TC> all, it's a rather dependable engine. This squealing in the lifters....
 TC> what did they finally come up with to fix it? Were these hydraulic?
         They were indeed hydraulic.  My car (purchased rather late
in the model year) I believe had the third modification, and they
made two more at GM expense.  It was much improved, but never did
completely get rid of the squeal.
         I had three later Chevys with the same engine and it was
a reliable workhorse in them.
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