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| | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 85 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 85 | Ok I know I recently asked on the v8 I had and now I am asking for help to ID the engine in my 1953 6400 I should have IDed this engine LONG ago so today I need to try to find out. It is a 6 cyl of course and the number I got from behind the dist is LAS 447301 I see numbers on various sites but I am not seeing any very close to this one and I know you guys know your stuff on this also what was the correct color for this engine?? I understand color is not an easy answer.
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 | According to this site the LAS engine was for a '53 P/G car. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 85 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 85 | Thanks for the help I looked at that page and wasn't for sure if I read it right so that means this engine was out of a car. I know the engine runs great though it is underpowered when the truck is loaded down. Thanks again for the info. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 | You bet! If it truly is a '53 PG motor it is the very first of the full-pressure oiled 235's and should be equipped with hydraulic lifters. Should be a good engine for your truck. As far as I can tell, the PG car motors had the same HP rating as the big-truck 235's had in '53. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 85 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 85 | I sure appriciate the info. Should I get head numbers? if this is a 235 car engine does that mean it would be a Blue Flame? I am glad to hear this is a suitable truck engine I understand there were a couple more versions of this engine in this same time frame. When I get time I want to pull it out of there and repaint it the entire truck needs a restore for that matter 
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,048 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,048 | Take a close look at the side of the block behind the top of the starter. If it is a '53 powerglide there should be a pair of raised marks cast into the block. They are referred to as "captains bars" and are about 1/8" high, 1/4" wide and 1" long. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 85 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 85 | Ok I looked today and see the two bars in the block by the starter. So this verifies that this is a 235 PG engine? Would this be a Blue Flame? | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 | It depends on who's description of a Blue Flame you read. Some Chev historians claim the first Blue Flame appeared on the '53 Corvette. Other's say it began with the first P/G equipped cars with the 235 (1950). I think it's safe to say though that a '53 P/G motor is a Blue Flame. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 85 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 85 | Thanks again for all the info and links guys. Yes I imagine this engine does have the hyd lifters as it idles very quite. This would sure make a nice engine for a 3100 that is on my wish list. Then I will put a 292 or a 250 if I cannot find a 292 in that 6400 | | |
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