My newly acquired 53 pickup has S/N 0304213 on the block below the distributor and the cast date appears to be D204. What displacement is this and is it a truck motor. It is painted light blue.
1953 Chevy 3100 I have recreated my Dad's old work truck with a 5 window. Photos
Sorry. I don't have an answer for you. Try posting your question in the Engine forum, or maybe Genral Truck Talk. Also, when you get a chance, post some pictures of your truck.
Go to the tool bar at the top of every page and click on “Tech Tips”. Go to “Identifying your truck” and scroll down to “Deciphering your VIN” by Barry Weeks. You can find your info there. May or may not work for engine numbers.
Martin '62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress) '47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project) ‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily) ‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence) “I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one! Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop! USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
My newly acquired 53 pickup has S/N 0304213 on the block below the distributor and the cast date appears to be D204. What displacement is this and is it a truck motor. It is painted light blue.
D204 Should be April 20, 1954
BC 1960 Chevy C10 driver 261 T5 4.10 dana 44 power loc 1949 GMC 250 project in waiting 1960 C60 pasture art Retired GM dealer tech. 1980 - 2022
We need more info to help...find the engine casting number found just above the oil pan on the front right side of the block (may require a putty knife to clean out the recess it's found in). That will help us determine what decade your block was cast, date code D204 could be April 20th of 1944, 1954 or 1964.
Also, post a picture of the stamped serial number 0304213.
Mike B
Mike Boteler
1956 Chevy 3100 Resto Rod 1952 Willys M38 Army Jeep 1983 Jeep CJ7 Laredo 1984 Jeep CJ7 +++++ Silver Spring, MD
Instructions for photos are in the left margin of every page.
Martin '62 Chevy C-10 Stepside Shortbed (Restomod in progress) '47 Chevy 3100 5 Window (long term project) ‘65 Chevy Biscayne (Emily) ‘39 Dodge Business Coupe (Clarence) “I fought the law and the law won" now I are a retired one! Support those brave men/women who stand the "Thin Blue Line"! Hug a cop! USAF 1965-1969 Weather Observation Tech (I got paid to look at the clouds)
Redbird, as I answered in your other thread, the engine number suffix T54Z the engine is a passenger car 235 originally mated to standard transmission.
The T shows the engine was manufactured in the Tonawanda, NY plant. 54 is the model year of the car in which the engine was originally installed. The Z designates a passenger car "Blue Flame" 235, originally mated to a standard transmission and rated at 115HP. That engine would have a solid lifter camshaft, and the block will not have been drilled at the factory for the oil gallery needed to run hydraulic lifters. It's a good engine. I have a similar F54Z in my '53 (only difference being it was manufactured in the Flint, MI plant).
I answered you other questions in your separate thread.
