Originally Posted by tclederman
USA 1953 high-pressure 235s (in Corvettes) had the two bolt valve cover.

I cannot remember if the 1953 USA 235 Powerglide-equipped car engines were high pressure, but they had the two-bolt valve cover, as did all 1953 216/235 car/truck engines.

Yes, the '53 Powerglide cars were high pressure engines (2-bolt valve cover) and had hydraulic lifters, and all '54 engines were high pressure (4-bolt valve cover). Interesting the Canadian truck engine has a 2-bolt valve cover, which would not have been the case for '54 US engines. The '53 US truck engines (2 bolt valve cover) were all low pressure.

Last edited by drdoug; 01/16/2019 10:21 PM.

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