Engine - Drivetrain

Subject: Fuel Pump Diaphragm LeakageModel and Year: 1958-61 V-8 High Capacity Fuel Pump (348 V-8 Type)Source: Chevrolet Technical Service BulletinBulletin Number: DR #474, Section VIm - (May 23, 1961) TO:  ALL CHEVROLET DEALERS If fuel leakage... Read More

Subject: SIPHON BREAKER PLATE UNIT #7014900 FUEL INJECTIONModel and Year:1958 PASSENGER CARS AND CORVETTESSource: Chevrolet Service BulletinBulletin Number: TSB #565, Section VImDate: October 14, 1958 Improper seating of leakage past the spill... Read More

Engine oil dipstick identification for the 1958 Corvette.  Document attached. Read More

Subject: Hydraulic Valve Lifter Adjustments Model and Year: 1960-61 Engines Source: Chevrolet Technical Service Bulletin Bulletin Number: DR #462, Section VI Date: January 20, 1961 TO:  ALL CHEVROLET DEALERS Effective with the... Read More

Model Year: 1960-1961Subject: Corvette Aluminum Radiator ReplacementSource: Chevrolet Zone LetterZone:  17, MemphisNumber: S&M60-53Date: October 10, 1960TO ALL DEALERS:In cases of failure of the aluminum radiator, 1960-61 Corvettes so... Read More

Subject: Aluminum Radiator Factory Replacement PolicyModel and Year: 1960 - 1962 CorvettesSource: Chevrolet Central Office Letter Origin NO: SER-0-7C.O. NO: 62-82Date: January 26, 1962 The following information supercedes all previously issued... Read More

Subject: Hydraulic Valve Lifter Usage and AdjustmentModel and Year: 1961 V-8 Passenger Car and Truck Engines - 1961 Corvair EnginesSource: Chevrolet Technical Service BulletinBulletin Number: DR #462, Section V REVISEDDate: March 2, 1961 TO: ... Read More

Model Year: 1962Subject: 1962 Corvette Fuel InjectionSource: Chevrolet Service NewsNumber: Volume 34, Number 3, Page 4.Date: March, 1962Two new Fuel Injection Units (Part Numbers 7017355 and 7017360) are being used optionally in Production on 1962... Read More

Model Year: 1956-1968Subject: Connecting Rod Bolt UsageSource: Chevrolet Service NewsDate: August, 1968A new connecting rod assembly incorporating a 7/16" diameter connecting rod bolt is being used in late built Corvette R.P.O. L-88 (427 cu. in., 430... Read More

By John Hinckley, Corvette Enthusiast MagazineUsed here with permission.Copyright John Hinckley, Corvette Enthusiast MagazineMany of us really enjoy the sound (and performance) of solid lifters, but some folks don’t look forward to the... Read More