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#29299 01/03/2005 4:16 PM | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 4 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 4 | I have a 54 Chevy with a 235, but it has a cracked number one cyilinder. I was thinking about replacing it with a rebuilt 235, but I now have a chance to buy a 48 Chevy with a 216 cheaper than the rebuild and I hope to use some of the body parts. Since I have been contemplating the rebuild route, I have done some research on the 235, but know nothing about the 216. Could I get some information and pros/cons of the 216 for use in a weekend hauler ocassional commuter situation? | | |
#29300 01/03/2005 11:35 PM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | The 54 up 235 is a much impoved engine over the earliar ones & the 216. I wouldn,t dream of putting a 216 in it. 
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#29301 01/04/2005 2:16 AM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 19 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 19 | Can the cracked cylinder be resleeved? May be one option. | | |
#29302 01/04/2005 2:32 PM | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 4 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 4 | I thought that the 235 was the better option, and I have gotten estimates to rebuild the engine and sleeve the cylinder, but they are in the $2,500 to $3,000 range, and I can buy a rebuilt for half that and the 216 for less. I am trying to strikle a balance between best and least expensive. | | |
#29303 01/04/2005 4:27 PM | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | The 216 is still a good engine, you just have to know the differences and be willing to live with a few restrictions.
The 216 has poured babbit rod bearings, the 235 has insert bearings, babbit with a steel backing.
Oiling - 235 is full pressure oiling at 30 psi, the 216 has splash oiling for the crank and a 15 psi pump.
Neither engine should be driven at over 2,700 rpm on an extended basis due to rod stretch, the 216 I would limit to 2,500 rpm.
Fred
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69 C-10
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