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So what's the difference? 3.8 -vs- 3.9 I know........ .1liter but really, Jim
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'Bolter
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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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Bubba - Curmudgeon
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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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Bubba - Curmudgeon
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His previous posts refer to a 235 Stovebolt engine.
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Bubba - Curmudgeon
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Is there ever too much? I cannot recall?
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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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Bubba - Curmudgeon
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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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Renaissance Man
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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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