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#15411 12/09/2004 6:09 AM | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1 | My 235 in our 1957 Blue Chip Fork lift is so sad, previous owner ran it without air filter, all kinds of critters went through it, so no compression; what can I swap to with same bell housing bolt up pattern, 261, 29...? Have located a 1972 235 with great compression still; will it it bolt up? | | |
#15412 12/09/2004 6:45 AM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | There are a lot of good 216s being pulled and discarded and would work great in a forklift.
216, 235 and 261 all share the same bolt pattern on the rear. 1942-62 share the same flywheel bolt pattern.
The 1972 engine you are looking at would be a 230 or 250 not a 235 and uses a diferent bellhousing and flywheel.
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#15413 12/09/2004 7:02 AM | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 230 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 230 | Don't give up yet ! untill you've done a full tune up and valve adjustment , I always hear
" yes, I checked the valves " ~ B.S. ! every one I work on has tight valves and so won't run correctly .
It only takes a couple hours to adjust the valves then set dwell & timing , even with 60 # compression these old things run pretty well .
' Blue Chip ' forklift eh > musta been mighty expensive when new , most forklifts i;ve ever seen had four banger flatheads . or is it just BIG ? .
-Nate
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