I am a proud new owner of a 1946 Chevrolet 1/2 Ton Pickup, and a relative newbie when it comes to planes, trains and automobiles. I can turn a wrench pretty good... you just have to tell me which size and in which direction. I purchased the truck in the beginning-middle stages of being refurbished. Due to some backfiring and other issues, we decided to remove the head and check the valves, etc... The top half of the motor looked fairly decent. We took some measurements of the cylinders and pistons however that were concerning to those who are more intelligent than me... which was everyone else that was looking over the fender into the engine compartment. At the suggestion of my mechanically inclined betters, I am reaching out hoping I might be able to acquire some well informed opinions from this group.
The motor in question is a 216 with a stamping of AAFII52343. The stamping does not really correlate to the information available on oldcarmanualproject.com. I do not know if the motor is original to the truck.
At any rate, the measurements in question are below and are fairly similar/consistent across the board.
To set my expectations and goals, My plan is to make the truck mechanically safe/sound, lightly restore it and hopefully enjoy driving it a bit. I do not plan on driving it on highways, but rather around town and on short trips at or below 45mph. Total annual mileage will most likely not exceed 1000 miles.
I am on a budget and was not planning for an engine swap or major overhaul, just yet.
With all this in mind, do I have any viable options other than a major overhaul or swap at the moment?
