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| | | | Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 120 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 120 | I am trying to fire my '51 Chev panel which, I think, has a 235 ci., engine.
I believe it has had another engine installed somewhere along the line.
Engine number: 000I905F54X
That is a capital "i" after the 3 zeros.
No spark because the spring on the points is broken.
If I knew the year of the engine or the parts number for the
parts, I can go to the parts store. Converted to 12V if that makes
difference.
Any help appreciated.
Jerry
1 1951 Chev Panel with a 350 small block, automatic tranny.
1 2004 Chev 2500 HD pickup... stock
1 1950 Chev 5 window pickup; 261 c.i. engine, 4 on the floor.
With lots of time and money, any Stovebolt can be restored.
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | That would be a '54 235. Points for any 235 will work. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,289 Moderator for Tons o' Fun , Co-Moderator Driveline Forum | | Moderator for Tons o' Fun , Co-Moderator Driveline Forum Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 1,289 | BWD A40H orA40V Contact set ($15)
BWD G102A Condenser ($6 )
Orielly's Auto parts
Set Gap at .019"
Ron - - Dusty53 1954 Chevy 3604In the Gallery Forum "You can't dance with the Devil and then wonder why you're still in Hell."
"They will forget what you've said, and they will forget what you have done but they will never forget the way you made them feel." | | | | | Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 120 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 120 | Thanks cletis and Dusty.
O'riellys is just down the street.
And thanks for the part numbers too.
Jerry
1 1951 Chev Panel with a 350 small block, automatic tranny.
1 2004 Chev 2500 HD pickup... stock
1 1950 Chev 5 window pickup; 261 c.i. engine, 4 on the floor.
With lots of time and money, any Stovebolt can be restored.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 120 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 120 | Installed a new set of contact points. The engine pretty much fired right up.
Some brief blue smoke... probably because I squirted some Marvel Mystery Oil in each cylinder. Oil pressure was very good. Engine settled down to a nice idle.
Again.... thanks for the help and guidance.
Jerry
BTW.... in the forty ++ years I messed with old cars, I have never seen a broken spring on a set of contact points. Contacts fryed but never a broken spring.
Strange......
1 1951 Chev Panel with a 350 small block, automatic tranny.
1 2004 Chev 2500 HD pickup... stock
1 1950 Chev 5 window pickup; 261 c.i. engine, 4 on the floor.
With lots of time and money, any Stovebolt can be restored.
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,212 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,212 | Jerry, The capitol "i" in your engine serial number is actually the number "one", Chevrolet never used the letter "i" in serial numbers to prevent confusion. Mike B  | | | | | Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 120 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2014 Posts: 120 | Jerry, The capitol "i" in your engine serial number is actually the number "one", Chevrolet never used the letter "i" in serial numbers to prevent confusion. Mike B Mike; I suspected as much. Thanks for the info. The "i" is clearly a capital i as stamped. Makes me wonder why GM choose that instead of just using the number 1. Again, thanks for the info. Jerry
1 1951 Chev Panel with a 350 small block, automatic tranny.
1 2004 Chev 2500 HD pickup... stock
1 1950 Chev 5 window pickup; 261 c.i. engine, 4 on the floor.
With lots of time and money, any Stovebolt can be restored.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 |
They used whatever dies/punches they had available. On the assembly line, they probably did take care to distinguish an "I" from a "1". Most likely, the "O" and "0" dies/punches were also interchanged.
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