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#52304 11/13/2005 1:15 PM | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 49 Member | | Member Joined: May 2000 Posts: 49 | The 1 bbl from my 216 is in great shape. Can use this on the 55 235 I'm putting in? Need a thicker carb spacer? TIA So many questions and winters a comin' 
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#52305 11/13/2005 2:01 PM | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 587 | The mounting bolt spacing is different. Perhaps if you used the 216 intake manifold on the 235 it might work, but I do not know if the 216 manifold will bolt up to the 235 engine. | | |
#52306 11/13/2005 2:36 PM | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 571 | Like Brian said, the mounting bolt spacing is different. I had a junk 235 carb that had a good throttle body on it. I just swapped the throttle body to the good 216 Rochester that I also had from replacing the 216 engine. It worked fine.  | | |
#52307 11/13/2005 10:06 PM | Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 439 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 439 | I had a good 216 carb so I just swapped the 216 manifold and carb all together. You just have to remove the rings on the intake port. Had worked fine so far (couple hundred miles). Good Luck. | | |
#52308 11/14/2005 12:33 AM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | I thought the difference in bolt spacing was 1/16" of and inch...this is rat tail file territory!
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#52309 11/14/2005 2:11 AM | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 49 Member | | Member Joined: May 2000 Posts: 49 | I'll look at the bolt holes and see how close it is...so if it is "rat tail file" territory...am I good to go? Should I use the thicker spacer? Otherwise assume jets etc. are fine right? Hate to waste it.
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#52310 11/14/2005 2:40 AM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | TT,
I might have steered you wrong..not the first time I did this though. The book indicates bolt spacing on a 216 CI is 2 5/8" and the spacing on a 235 CI is 2 15/16". This is out of rat tail file territory I think. I don't know if any jetting would be smaller on the 216 engine as opposed to the larger 235. I thought I had seen a post from carbking earlier indicating the cubic inch difference had to be greater than that before the carburetor was re-jetted. If the carburetor fits, or can be made to fit easily, it won't cost you anything to try it.
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