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Hudsons! Simple to work on and every bolt is fine thread.
They seem to seize up less than coarse thread bolts.
Hudson used cast chrome steel engine blocks instead of
cast iron. I've seen Hudson flathead 6 blocks with way
over 100,000 miles and no ring ridge at the top of the
cylinders! Of course any straight 6 outweighs most any
V8.

Check out this site.
http://www.cliffordperformance.com/

L-A wrote:
> 
> x-no-archive: yes
> 
> binger/nospam/ wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > Hell, I think I prefer my '68 Chevy C-10 pickup w/the straight 6 (150 hp).
> > Only four moving parts, and enough engine compartment room to house two
> > mechanics and a tool box  |-)
> >
> > Even the 110 HP (damn the smog stuff) in my '72 Pontiac was more of a
> > bitch to work on -- it had two vacuum lines and and emissions control
> > equipment.
> >
> > The 327 in my dad's 69 Impala was a sweet engine, tho.  Too bad I was
> > just a kid when he sold it...
> >
> > Now, the 2.8 in my S15 -- hell, changing the valve cover gaskets alone
> > is gonna take 3 hours, easy!
> >
> > -binger
> 
> That is the engine I have in my Chevy II wagons I drive - the durable and simple
> inline six. The 250 in my 1967 is a 155 HP engine - the last year before the
> power-sapping emission control devices took over in later years (by 1975, HP on the
> 250 dropped to 110, and MPG also took a ride as well). I like the engine because
> everything is easily accessible, which makes servicing the engine very easy. With the
> HEI ignition system I added onto each of my Chevy IIs, I have even more reliable
> performance from them. There is no reason that the engine would not go 250,000 to
> 300,000 miles without a rebuild. I know of someone that got 600,000 miles out of one
> of those Chevy straight sixes. They are built tough utilizing 7 main bearings. No
> shortage of torque as well.
> 
> Talking about vacuum lines, aside of the PCV, the only vacuum line my engine has is
> the distributor vacuum advance (teed to the automatic tranny in my 1963 - the '67 is
> manual). My fan belt count is 1. The engine cannot get any simpler than that. It is
> that kind of simplicity that allows me to drive those 31+ year old cars reliably
> every day - which has been daily transportation for me the last 11+ years.
> 
> LA
