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[Thunder54]

My 54

The factory torque tube gears in your 54 3100 are 390:1, just a bit better behind the 235 than the earlier 410 gears behind the the 216s on the road.

Your 235 looks exactly like the 235 under the hood of my 54. I beleive mine is from a later 55 or 56 model truck. I really don't care. I painted my 235 blue years ago because I bought the paint suggested as correct for this model year from our sponsor (aka Chevy Duty) as the correct engine color for the 235 in 54. I like my truck, would love to build it again after almost 9 years.

Nice truck, fix the bracks and drive it. Check the oil regularly, it is always going to leak somewhere.

Jim

 

[Flashlight]

What other markings on the motor can help to indentify it? The serial number on the motor and the title match and the past owner says it was a "54" high pressure 235 so not sure now? Thanks for the education guys I have learned more on this site than I could get anywhere else.
Mike

You can call Patrick's, they are very friendly and service oriented. He has quite a write-up on engine ID's. He's been through this a lot, you're not alone here.
(520-836-1117). Make sure you have all the numbers stamped on the block.

Flashlight

 

[ccharr]

https://talk.classicparts.com/showthread.php?t=8908
Inside the link above is a picture of my trucks 54 engine in orange, one note about it parts are far and few between. A lot of stuff I have on shelf will not fit it. When it was rebuilt I had another engine which the garage choose not to rebuild because they said the 54 was a great engine but had to have its own parts, now I know, I gave the other engine to Robert (LaTroca52), that engine was sold to me as a 55 out of a 210.

 

[my54]

I have located the cyclinder head casting number and it match's up with the 54-55 235, reference that is in the Restore Your Chevrolet Pickup book, I need to do some more cleaning to find the block casting number but the serial number on the block behind the distirbuter is 0401185 F 54 X I know what evrything translates to except for the X, does anyone know what the X stands for?
Mike

 

[Kens 50 PU]

You've got a '54 block

I have located the cyclinder head casting number and it match's up with the 54-55 235, reference that is in the Restore Your Chevrolet Pickup book, I need to do some more cleaning to find the block casting number but the serial number on the block behind the distirbuter is 0401185 F 54 X I know what evrything translates to except for the X, does anyone know what the X stands for?
Mike

The serial number, which is the stamped number on the boss behind the distributor confirms that it is a '54 block. The first set of numbers is the sequence number. "F54X" designates that it is a 1954 engine built in the Flint, Michigan engine plant and was built for a 1954 3100 series truck. Here's a link to help with the other serial #'s. http://chevy.oldcarmanualproject.com/chevyresto/54057.htm

Ken