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1954 Chevy 235 piston diameter? #1125046 09/19/2015 10:59 PM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 89 ny J jrsdart Shop Shark
jrsdart Shop Shark J Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 89 ny	Dose anybody know the diameter of the stock pistons in a 1954 235 engine.

Re: 1954 Chevy 235 piston diameter? jrsdart #1125053 09/19/2015 11:20 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	1954 Chevrolet Shop Manual Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

Re: 1954 Chevy 235 piston diameter? jrsdart #1125063 09/20/2015 12:24 AM
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 89 ny J jrsdart Shop Shark
jrsdart Shop Shark J Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 89 ny	Thank you, Tim, I appreciate it, Gary from middle village

Re: 1954 Chevy 235 piston diameter? jrsdart #1125106 09/20/2015 3:53 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,792 Dellrose, TN H Hotrod Lincoln Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer)
Hotrod Lincoln Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) H Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,792 Dellrose, TN	Tim, did you notice the glaring error on that manual page? It jumped right out at me! Correction: I mis-read the connecting rod bore diameter as the cylinder bore. Mea Culpa! Jerry "It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt! There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!

Re: 1954 Chevy 235 piston diameter? jrsdart #1125127 09/20/2015 6:26 AM
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 Snohomish,WA,USA P Pre '68 Dave 'Bolter
Pre '68 Dave 'Bolter P Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 Snohomish,WA,USA	I am sure Tim meant to link to the previous page See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog

Re: 1954 Chevy 235 piston diameter? jrsdart #1125148 09/20/2015 12:53 PM
Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Jarvisburg, NC, USA tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon
tclederman Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Jarvisburg, NC, USA	Sorry, folks, I just linked to an engine specs page/ection in the 54 truck manual. Thanks & Sorry - Jerry, Dave, and jrsdart Tim 1954Advance-Design.com 1954 3106 Carryall Suburban 1954 3104 5-window pickup w/Hydra-Matic The 216 and early 235 engines are not "splash oilers" -- this is a splash oiler.

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