I haven't been around here for a while but I haven't lost interest. Last summer I finished the frame off of my '50 3100 that I bought in 1977. '62 261, 4 sp. Here is the link: http://community.webshots.com/album/560337246OsfbnC Take care, Steve O
Very sweet Looks it just came out of the showroom. Can someone tell me how to recognize the difference between a 235 and and 261 engine? Larry
Larry, I am sitting here a little red faced, although with a smile. I have owned that truck for 30 years. I have been passionate about these trucks for even longer. I have had a lot of people look at this truck both in person and on the web, including a friend that restores them for a living. And this is the first time that someone has noticed that the instruments are switched. That is the way they were when I bought the truck and I have never questioned it. When you mentioned it I thought you were wrong, but I checked and of course you are right. That seems really weird to me that I have never noticed the difference. I want to switch them to make it right, but it will be weird to me. As we say, learn something new everyday. Steve O
261 Identification Larry, check out the Inliners site. It has some great basic info. I'm sure Nate could probably smell one a mile away so I bet he has lots of info too. http://www.inliners.org/ Bob
261 CID Engine I can't add much to what the InLiner's site says , don't _ever_ trust the " Captain's Bars " tho' ~ they're on lots of 235's too . 99 % of the time , look for the larger diameter oil filter ports in the block ~ even if they're plugged , that means either a 261 or (very rarely) a Military 235 .
The U.S. '58 to '62 261 is the only years with the 1/2'' oil lines for full filter oiling. I hope you never see the half inch lines plugged because the engine will not be oiling if they are. The '54 to '57 261 has the bypass filter and the smaller lines. The only way to really tell is the engine number. Nate is right about the captain's bars. I have seen them on a one side of 235 block. However, I not seen them on both sides of the block on a 235. I have seen them on both sides only on 261's.
261 Notes Well now ; Please to remember that some 261's were ordered sans filter so the pin was pushed in and plugs were used . Also please to remember that the 235 and 261 both were manufactured to at _least_ 1964 that I know of quite possibly later than that as it was a *very* popular engine both in trucks and lots of generators , Ag. Pumps , fire pumps , APU's and so on so it was regularly replaced instead of rebuilt .
Wow. That looks very nice. Some day my truck will be that nice. In the mean time I have fun with it the way it is.
How cool is it having a little difference than usual??? Steve, Leave leave your gauges just the way they are, and see if anyone else catches the difference!!! I have a 1957 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider that my dad bought from an AR dealership brand new in 1956. It has a six block fuse panel instead of the usual 8 fuse block, and AR swears that it never happened. I mailed them a picture of it and they readily admitted afterwards that it was possible...So, who knows what workers do when they either get a little bored... Have a great one in that beautiful truck of yours. Larry
