Hey all. Bumping this back as I'm looking at buying a used motor for my '49 and cannot seem to figure out what I'm looking at!
-Valve cover has 2 studs (indicating 216 and possibly early 235?).
-Pushrod cover is short style
-Distributor is in the center (not shifted back like I'm told 235's were, at least the later ones)
Only numbers I can see (need to look closer later) are "E 10" to the left of the distributor. And "3695403" on the right front lower of the block.*********EDIT number is actually "3695408"**************** but still doesn't show up anywhere.....
Note this is a Canadian motor. Owner thinks it came from a 51 or 52 car, but isn't sure, since it was installed in his '45 3100 pickup.
I will see if I can get more info from this old girl, might buy it just in case. would REALLY love to know if it's a 235 before I do though, in which case I'd buy it for sure even though it would be an early 235 (assuming).
P.S. is it possible to swap a 216 head on a 235? I wonder if that could be what I"m looking at. The 2 studs on top AND a short pushrod cover are really throwing me for a loop here.
Last edited by 49ratty; 03/02/2019 7:54 PM.
