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| | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 | A guy down the road has a 54 Vette, seems to be the original 235 engine.He says the valves are noisy,did the Vettes have solid or hydraulic lifters? | | | | | Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 481 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2001 Posts: 481 | The 53-55 corvettes used the same cam as the 261 truck engines. Is this a test ?  | | | | | Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 687 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 687 | I would guess Solid and it was called the Blue Flame 6 did I pass. popcorn The Truth is Out There (I'll trade him a truck) | | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 | No test  The lifters sound clicky like bad hydraulics, not like mechanical lifters. Maybe they got changed at one time.The car is mint,the guy blinked bad when I suggested removing the valve cover. | | | 
#6019 09/03/2004 10:18 PM | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | The 1953-1955 235 cubic inch engines in Corvettes were only matched with a 2-speed PowerGlide transmission. Since many parts on these early 'Vettes were from Chevy autos, and since the Chevy auto 235 with PowerGlide had hydraulic lifters, one might guess that the lifters were hydraulic,
However, the "Chevrolet Service News" of May & July 1954 gives Corvette 235 Valve Adjustment settings of 0.008" for Intake and 0.020" for Exhaust.
Was the 261 camshaft used in all the '53-'55 235 Covette engines; or, was the higher-lift 261 camshaft the mid-year change in the Corvette 235 that raised the horsepower from 150 to 155?
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#6020 09/03/2004 10:25 PM | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 | The Vette owner is a quite a Chevy guy, he claims his Vette is the 150 HP model. | | |
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