496
Mike Lopez @ High Speed Performance built my BBC 496 , after paying for the work I went over the particulars about the motor on 10-23-10
Including
Break in oil when he would like regular oil in it (Miles or passes)
What the valves need to be set at Hot and cold
It threw belts during the road test he rebushed the alt, I had told them it was throwing belts
asked about brad penn oil if he liked it
told him I would like to go to the track but becaused it was delayed with the build it may or may not happen, so i asked if it had coolant or water he said coolant
asked about the advantages of a vacum pump and using for my brake booster
talked about the .040 milling of the heads
cam indexing
plugs to use when spraying and not spraying
we went over alot
But the key thing was he knew I keep the car in an unheated garage next to another 70 chevelle with a BBC, that was made clear
That car had coolant for chicagoland weather
It spit out the freeze plugs and over heated. I did do a visual inspection under the car before starting it and I also checked the radiator and it had fluid in it, I suspect it had a air block because i saw fluid, today when I spoke with him and asked if he still had a stance of zero responsibility, he said Yes , because I should have pulled off the radiator cap and checked.
Which I did and had told him that before , so he obviously did not listen to me or did not believe me, either way that was a poor decision, because that shows me he wants to "hide" and skirt his responsibilities.
Anyway proving fault is hard but in the long run not doing the right thing catches up with you. JMO
So to get back to your question I was told the fresh 496 had coolant by the owner of the shop!!!