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| | | | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8 | we got to hear the 47coe run sunday for the first time. took some atf in the cylinders to get some compression,new plugs,a battery that was turned in for a core,filed the 40+year old points,and some valve grinding compound for the carb needle, but it ran...sorta....
we only let it run a few seconds, had little brother fetch some greenish water for the radiator, and while it was filling, water poured out the front of the block, freeze plug gone.
so monday on my day off i pulled the radiator,front shield,and replaced the missing freeze plug, so after many hours it holds water,yeaaa lets fire it up with what fuel is in the carb.
crap
it blew water out the broken exh gasket, out the tail pipe, and pushed the water back up the radiator. drat. as bad as it was pumping water i'm shure its not just the head gasket.
so it's back to the drawing board, or scrap yard.
Get to work,millions on welfare are depending on you.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 199 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 199 | I would'nt jump the gun and junk that original engine until I checked it. I am going out on a limb here but sounds like it could possibly be just a gasket. The COE's are my favorite trucks and someday I hope to own one.
Best of luck,Hobert
"The Lord is my shepherd"
| | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 477 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2001 Posts: 477 | old bolts were pretty famous for busted heads. what engine ya got? i just might know where a replacement can be found. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | If you do give up on it let me know, I sure would like to get ahold of a COE some day. I would even trade my 54 conventional for one,
Scott | | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 33 Member | | Member Joined: May 2005 Posts: 33 | I think you should look for a later 235. A lot of guys with '60s Impalas,Belairs,Biscaynes yank them to install V8's. Then they darn near give them away. I picked up a 235 from a '62 wagon w/89K miles for $30 recently. This weekend I'm getting one with supposedly 35K miles for $100. Soon I'll have 3 motors for each truck I own.
How far south in MO are you?
Scott
Life is good. Keep on playing.
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 8 | we haven't totally given up on it yet, we are gona try to find a later 235,
i just woulda been neet to make it "go" with what was in it.
Get to work,millions on welfare are depending on you.
| | | | | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,711 Bond Villain | | Bond Villain Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,711 | Scott is right! One of my hot rodding pals here recently rodded a beautiful low-mileage '55 Belair (little old lady car) that had a smooth running, beaut of a 235 that he let me have (it was a boat anchor to him!). So I stuck it on a stand in the back of the shop and it will go in the '49 1-ton if the babbitted 235 ever dies.  John
~ John A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult. 1949 Chevrolet 3804In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum1973 IH 1310 Dump1963 Kaiser M38A12001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie"2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley) | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,890 Socket Breaker | | Socket Breaker Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,890 | Yup. I saw a 235 or a 250 - something I6 - last year that someone dumped out of their truck, plus the sm420 tranny - 'come and get it' last year on the chevytalk.com page classifieds. So, keep an eye out... a place to look at ads and things: http://woogeroo.home.mindspring.com/6066trucks/tips/usedparts.html -W | | |
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