The simplest way to recognize a low-pressure /Babbit-rod engine is to look at the driver's side of the engine near the oil pan rail. If there's a roughly triangular piece of sheet metal bolted onto the block about halfway back, it's a 216 or an early-design 235, both with connecting rods that have the bearing material fused to the rod. Later-model engines have a different oiling system for the lower end of the engine, and replaceable rod bearings.
Jerry
Last edited by Hotrod Lincoln; 03/03/2011 1:55 PM.
