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| | | | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 38 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 38 | Will this work? I have a 1959 chevy apache 1/2 ton. need engibe rebuilt, but found a nice 194 locally. Just want to make sure it can be done. Any and all advice/suggestions are welcome. Thanks. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,798 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,798 | Assuming you're talking about the modern 194, you'll be losing 41 cubic inches and a lot of torque due to the shorter stroke. You can use a bellhousing for a 59 V8 to adapt the rear mounting points, but you'll have to fabricate new front engine mounts. The exhaust, and probably the radiator hoses will have to be adapted as well. It's not a bolt-in swap by any means. A 250 will require the same work, but you would get a little horsepower gain, and little if any loss of torque.
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 38 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 38 | Thank upi both for the feedback | | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,215 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,215 | You will also have to lower the radiator, the water pump on the 194-230-250 engines sets much lower on the engine. This makes the cooling fan hang below the lower tank. | | |
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