What engine is this?
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From: Bloomfield, Iowa
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It's absolutely a Chevy small block. Short water pump, 4 bolt valve covers, Delco dist in the back, carb, etc. all points to chevy without a doubt.
Ask the owner if the valve cover bolts are straight across from each other or slightly staggered from top to bottom. If staggered, it's pre 1959.
Just looking at it, my best guess would be early to mid 60's. Could be 283 or 327, can't tell without numbers (externally the same). If you get some numbers, let me know and well decipher it once and for all.
Absolutely early 60's Chevy, guess no more and get a blue oval in it! Real trucks don't wear bowties!
SPark
Ask the owner if the valve cover bolts are straight across from each other or slightly staggered from top to bottom. If staggered, it's pre 1959.
Just looking at it, my best guess would be early to mid 60's. Could be 283 or 327, can't tell without numbers (externally the same). If you get some numbers, let me know and well decipher it once and for all.
Absolutely early 60's Chevy, guess no more and get a blue oval in it! Real trucks don't wear bowties!
SPark
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Its definately an early small block Chevy , it looks VERY similar to the 265 in my 56 sedan. Definately either a 265, 283 or maybe the 327.
The telltale signs to a Chevy engine are the distributer that is at the rear of the engine (also sitting straight up rather than at an angle), and the oil filler/breather is always (as far as I know) angled the opposite way to the ford Y block ones.
I am in the same line of thinking as Paul on this one for sure.
The telltale signs to a Chevy engine are the distributer that is at the rear of the engine (also sitting straight up rather than at an angle), and the oil filler/breather is always (as far as I know) angled the opposite way to the ford Y block ones.
I am in the same line of thinking as Paul on this one for sure.
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