Just to put everyone at ease, I'm actually not working on a truck. My 216 is in a Chevy special deluxe-1941-but I guess that 216 stovebolt was the engine used back then-truck or sedan.
In terms of the specs of the piston rings and cylinder bore diameter, Im not interested-yet. Im only trying to collect the information Ill need as I get into this project. This will be my first rebuild. Ive already restored most of the interior, but now its time to get the car running. In fact, that would have been my first step, if not for the working conditions of the car which included about 20 mice nest in and throughout the body. It came out of a barn in New Hampshire.
So, thank you everyone for your input. I appreciate this forum and respect this site because I know the participants know about engines, and that is where I am at. Im not just trying to have someone restore this car for me, Im trying to do it myself and learn in the process.
Ill post more question later.
Thanks,
Judson
