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| | | | Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 46 Restorationist | | Restorationist Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 46 | Will a 235 swap into a 48 1.5 ton with no modification? I thought I saw a post that said the motor is longer and motor mounts were higher on the 235. According to the post the radiator support and shroud would have to be modified. Did I see that right? I am possibly switching to the 235 and do not want to make any modifications. Can someone shed some light on this or send me in the right direction. Thanks
1948 1.5 ton grain truck with pto driven dump bed.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | There was a posting on the VCCA site that claimed that the block is 1" linger and that is not true. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 46 Restorationist | | Restorationist Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 46 | Thanks for the info. I think that answers a lot questions. I will have to find out what year motor they found as the replacement.
1948 1.5 ton grain truck with pto driven dump bed.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,749 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,749 | The "fan to bellhousing" length is different on post-1955 235 engines due to a longer water pump shaft. Blocks, crankshafts, etc. are the same length between 216's and 235's. I'm in the process of putting a 235 crankshaft into a 216 block.
Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 46 Restorationist | | Restorationist Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 46 | Well luckily I have quite a while before I will be ready for the motor. I have to get together with the "motor guy" to find out what we have so I can head him in the right direction. I think he said it's a 52. Then I can find out what needs to be done and go from there. To bad I didn't read this earlier. Who else hates not having full control of a build? Well it is what it is. Thanks for the help.
1948 1.5 ton grain truck with pto driven dump bed.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,749 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,749 | A 1952 235 would be a low-pressure engine with spray oiling, a slightly upsized 216. 235's from 1954 and early 55 models have the same high-mount water pump as the 216 your truck was born with, and will be an almost direct bolt-in swap. The later model engines with the low mount water pump can be modified to accept the 216-style water pump when they're installed in trucks older than a 55 second series truck. That solves the "too long" problem nicely.
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!
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 46 Restorationist | | Restorationist Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 46 |
1948 1.5 ton grain truck with pto driven dump bed.
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