Update- - - -I picked up the engine today. Unfortunately, it's not a 235. It's a complete 261 in running condition- - - -they drove the truck into the shop before pulling the engine and removing the cylinder head. The head is an original 261 item, not an 848. No problem there- - - -a cylinder head mill can turn it into one with an 848 compression ratio, and it will already have the "steam holes" in it. I didn't see the truck- - -it might have already gone to scrap, which was where the engine was headed before I rescued it. It's got the hydraulic clutch bell housing with the slave cylinder on the passenger's side, flywheel, clutch, and pressure plate, a solenoid-type starter, and for some reason, there's a heavy duty 6 volt generator with the large diameter pulley on it. I haven't checked out the starter yet, but the rest of the engine appears to be from the early 1960's. It's also got a full flow canister type oil filter, complete with all the fittings and flex hoses, and what appears to be a big bore Rochester B carburetor. Water pump, fuel pump, sheet metal, and all the gas and vacuum lines were included in the deal! There's a slight ring ridge in the cylinders, but it seems to be mostly carbon deposits.
Maybe I need to go buy myself a lottery ticket?
Jerry
