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| | | | Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 48 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 48 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | 3701887(?) - maybe a 1953 235 truck engine head? The other/lower-link photo is blurrier. The only useful part of that one would the upper-left digits (a date casting code), maybe: 318 or 313? 3 = March 1 = 1st 8 = 1958; or, 3 = 1953 Here are locations of head and block codes. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 48 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 48 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | It looks like a 1953 or earlier engine (two-bolt valve cover).
That head code is for a 1953 truck 235.
I cannot make out the date casting code: 318 vs 313
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 48 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 48 | It's 313. So a 1953 235 . What do all the other numbers mean? It has not ran since '87. It turns by hand. Keep it or swap out? Thank you for helping me with this. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | You are welcome. There are many others here who would have posted helpful information. Keep asking.
No one has ever posted a meaningful/consistent explanation of those other numbers.
If you ever decide to get rid of that engine, it might be worth a little more than other worn-out 216/235 low-pressure engines. It has a one-year head (18 head-bolt and 2-bolt valve cover).
With a new/clean/rebuilt carburetor, you might be surprised how easily it will start-up.
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