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| | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 38 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 38 | I have the chance to pick up a nice (54) 235 but I am not sure if it is out of a car or a truck? The PO says it came out of a 54 pickup at least that is what the guy he bought it from said. Can you tell by just looking at the motor what it came out of?
Thanks | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | Post the number from the distributor pad and someone with a book will tell you. | | | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 38 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 38 | Cletis are you refering to the number just to the left of the distibutor towards the back of the motor | | | | | Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: May 2001 Posts: 7,438 | | | | | | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 38 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 38 | I had a chance to get a number off the motor it is 040II85F54X is it a car or a truck motor???
Thanks | | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | I'll give it a try,but I'm not sure what the I or 185 stands for. 040II85F54X 04=assembly month=April 01=Assembly day=1st 185=??? F=plant=Flint 54 year x=type=Truck 235 manual Transmission 1954 codes
1951 3100 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet Suburban CarryallImage"A house is built with boards and beams. A home is built with love and dreams." "Look deep before you leap !!!" / "Everything is Everything" "If I say a mouse can pull a house, hitch him up"
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | Tim,your second link looks like same one I linked,I think.
Tim
1951 3100 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet Suburban CarryallImage"A house is built with boards and beams. A home is built with love and dreams." "Look deep before you leap !!!" / "Everything is Everything" "If I say a mouse can pull a house, hitch him up"
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Thanks, Tom. I fixed it (I got distracted by a Greasy Spoon thread).
Tim,
That's right - dis you see the decoding of the number pre-fix in the engine serial number?
Both links in my post now show how to interpret the 7-digit sequence of numbers in 1954.
0401185 is the unit number (sequence number)
"Unit Numbers: start with 1001 at each plant."
Maybe I am reading this wrong? That is a high engine number for 1954, unless the engine unit/sequence number is for all engines (car and truck)?
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