Four bolts hold the rocker box cover on for a 235, two located on each side. Two bolts hold the rocker box cover on for a 216 located on the top.
-or- ; Post up some pictures , we'll know and we like looking anyways..... It needn't be clean and shiny , this is a TRUCK FORUM , not Foo-Foo sissy Corvettes that only get washed and waxed ,never really used
a 1953 power glide 235 has two bolt rocker cover. check the lifter cover most 216 cover goes around the spark plugs
216 side cover goes all the way around spark plugs, has 2 bolt valve cover and high mount wter pump. 235 side cover stops before spark plugs, has 4 bolt rocker cover, and after 54-55 has a lower water pump. Check the serial # in front of dist. against #s on Patrick's site.
All years (37-53): 216 side cover goes all the way around spark plugs, has 2 bolt valve cover and high mount water pump. 1941-1953: 235 side cover goes all the way around spark plugs, has 2 bolt valve cover and high mount water pump. 1950-1962: 235 side cover stops before spark plugs 1954-1962/1963: 235/261 has 4 bolt valve/ cover, and after 55-1st series has a lower water pump. There were different styles of 4-bolt valve covers between 45-63. The easiest way to tell if you have a low-pressure 216/235 (1953 and earlier) is to look for the small triangular-like cover on the lower-middle of the block on the manifold side (this oil distributor is only used on the low-pressure engines). The only easy way you can tell a pre-53 216 from a pre-53 235 is via casting codes and engine serial numbers.
Color identification Blue panel truck TCLederman Sir Are you the owner of the blue panel truck (attach picture) ? Is it posseble that you could tell me what paint product name, color name and code it is? I really love that color. thanks Martinius Berg
Martinius, Check you Private Messages. I gave you a link to PPG and Dupont color codes for 1947-55 Chevrolet Trucks (interior and exterior colors). 1947-1955 Chevrolet Advance-Design Trucks Interior & Exterior Color Codes and Paint Chips If you are looking for the original 1950 code for Mariner Blue, note that the 47-52 Mariner Blue is different from the 53-55 Mariner Blue. Tim
