The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk What truck / engine is this ? C717382

Hi
I own a '53 Chevy Pickup 1300 Canada Model (Ontario Plant).

The door plate says:

engine number C717382
serial number 3131418474


Is this a 216 ?
How many horsepower ?

It's the only one in germany & nobody has information about it.

I need any information i could get for this model
'cause I want to bring it back on the road after 50 years standing in a barn...
I'm looking forward to your answer

P.S. I also looking for a new water pump-does anyone has an adress ?

Hy Leontine, I can't identify the engine by the number, but I'll ask you a question, is your valve cover held down by four screws around the perimeter or two bolts through the center? All the Canadian 1953 Chevrolets I have seen have the full presure lube 235 in them, hope that helps.

Does the oil pressure gauge read 0-30 or 0-60 ?
I think if it's a 216 it will only read 30 lbs.

@ 3B valve cover with 2 Bolts in through center

@ Shoe oil pressure gauge reads 0-60 .

So 216 or 235 ?

And how many horsepower ?

Thank you

It's a Thriftmaster 235 c.i.
It measures 3.5625 x 3.937, has 7.5 - 1 compression and develops 112 bhp @ 3700 rpm.
Max. torque = 200 ft. lbs. @ 2000 rpm