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#1248048 12/24/2017 9:02 PM
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So what's the difference?
3.8 -vs- 3.9

I know........ .1liter
but really,
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What are we asking about, fuel tank size, engine size, oil capacity???

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?...what's the difference in the engines,
Why .1L?
There're both called 235,
Is it a Generation thing, a year thing,
Which eng would be identified as a 3.9?

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Jim,

Where are you finding these different sizes?
What year size-engine-"make" are you referring to?

Let's assume 235 cubic inch Chevrolet engine?
What year/years 235 engines are you referring to?

Any/all 235s (1937-1962) were 3.85096 liters

So, truncate to 3.8 or round to 3.9

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...or is it a V6? The Chevy S-10 had either a 3.8 or was it the 3.9. I have never heard the 235 referred to in Liters. Who started that mess anyway?!!


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His previous posts refer to a 235 Stovebolt engine.

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Too much Egg Nog!


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Originally Posted by Justhorsenround
Too much Egg Nog!
Is there ever too much? I cannot recall?

Merry Christmas

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The commonly known 3.8L is the 231 ci Buick V6.


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see attachments....I've seen it mainly on ebay, maybe because it's 235.5, maybe there's no such animal.
I don't know, I saw it, so I was just asking
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The low-pressure Chevrolet 235 engine (1937-1953) was 235.5 cubic inches
The high-pressure Chevrolet 235 engine (1953-1962) was 235.5 cubic inches

As posted above: Any/all 235s (1937-1962) were 3.85096 liters

Have some more spiked eggnog - Merry Christmas
(no matter what dimensions you find elsewhere online/etc)

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Oh great! Now I need some eggnog...
Its Christmas Eve and I have neither eggs nor any nog.


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It's all numbers and how one versus another wants to interpret them.

Kinda like a Ford 351W or 351C is called a 5.8L by Ford, with one less Cubic inch the SBC 350 is considered a 5.7L.


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