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#42704 12/19/2003 6:20 AM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 213 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2003 Posts: 213 | I have an engine my dad had rebuilt years ago by a super mechanic - very precise, very picky. Dad's been gone a couple years so can't help me. He always said it was an early 54 235, of the low pressure type. Is this possible? Would this have inserts or babbits? How can I tell? Any other insight would be greatly appreciated! | | |
#42705 12/19/2003 9:19 AM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 | Get the number off the outside of the block .
It may be behind the starter , or below the dist.
Raised numbers cast in the block. | | |
#42706 12/19/2003 1:36 PM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | If it is a 54 block, there should be a stamping on the flat area just to the rear of the distributor with F54 in the sequence. there are casting numbers for engine ID on the www.inliners.org site
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#42707 12/19/2003 8:47 PM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 213 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2003 Posts: 213 | Okay, now we're getting somewhere. It's a 3835911 casting, and the f54 you referenced is there. What more can be determined, and what is inside this baby? Dad's info seems accurate in that it is an early 54 model. Babbits or inserts, worth using or not?
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#42708 12/20/2003 1:36 AM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 Member | | Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,897 | Should be insert bearings. Mine still runs rom a rebuild 10...11 years ago 
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#42709 12/20/2003 2:07 AM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 | 3835911 is '54 first series 235.
Should be a good engine . | | |
#42710 12/20/2003 4:31 AM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 213 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2003 Posts: 213 | Thanks! I had planned on using it someday either way I guess. Dad had a verrrry fussy and precise craftsman rebiuld it decades ago, only to sit unused. His investment will someday be the pride of my truck for what I hope is a long time.
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