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#60532 05/15/2006 9:18 PM | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 42 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 42 | What engine would be stock for a 1950 chevy series 3800 1-ton?
Where is the engine code located?
'50 Chevy 1 ton dually daily driver, 1960 Ford F-100, 1972 GMC C-20, 1958 Kenworth, Cat D4, 1972 Ford F100 Ranger
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#60533 05/16/2006 6:37 AM | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 452 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 452 | Stock engine would have been a 216.
The engine serial number can be found stamped on a pad just aft of the distributor.
Curt
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#60534 05/16/2006 8:15 PM | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,158 | It's true that stock was a 216, but they did have a optional 235 upgrade.
We should be able to tell you what it is based on the serial number. | | |
#60535 05/17/2006 12:34 AM | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 42 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 42 | Serial on the door frame is 6HS 2192,
i'll look for the serial when i get back from biz trip.
thanks
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#60536 05/17/2006 1:47 AM | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,735 24601 | | 24601 Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,735 | Boom, You know where to get the numbers off the engine, right?
For what it's worth, my '49 3800 came originally with the 235 (it's still in it).
The 235's correct for that period are the babbitted 235s (originally developed for the military trucks during the war), not full pressure like the later 235 that came out in '54.
Regards,
John
~ John A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult. 1949 Chevrolet 3804In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum1973 IH 1310 Dump1963 Kaiser M38A12001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie"2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley) | | |
#60537 05/17/2006 7:42 AM | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 452 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 452 | According to all of the Chevy literature, there was no 235 option for any conventional 3000 series AD trucks. 235's were standard in the 5000 and 6000 (and '50+ forward controls), but optional only in the 4000 series trucks.
I suppose if one knew the right people when ordering a truck, anything could have been possible. If John's '49 3800 really came with a 235 from the factory, I'd say it would have been very unusual and probably very rare.
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#60538 05/17/2006 12:51 PM | Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,971 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,971 | Boom
Look for the engine serial number stamped on the flat pad rear of the distributor. For 1950 3800 (& 3600) the serial no. will start AHCA or AHCM depending on the engine plant. I also agree that the 216 was the only engine available for 3800 in 1950 - per the literature.
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#60539 05/19/2006 12:56 AM | Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,735 24601 | | 24601 Joined: Nov 1995 Posts: 5,735 | Curt, That's what the first owner told me. The interesting thing was that the first winter (winter of '49/'50) the engine froze and they took it to the Big City Machine Shop (A local Bates) for a new crate motor -- a 216. When the 216 finally died in the early '90's, they went back to that same Bates for another engine. Amazingly, they had rebuilt the truck's original engine (the 235) but never sold it... until then! They put the original engine back into the truck about 47 years later!!! How's that for luck?  John
~ John A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult. 1949 Chevrolet 3804In the Legacy Gallery | In the Gallery Forum1973 IH 1310 Dump1963 Kaiser M38A12001 International/AmTran RE3000 "Skoolie"2014 Ford E-350 4x4 (Quigley) | | |
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