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| | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 67 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 67 | Did Chevrolet offer as an option for the 1956 3100 the 261 Engine?? | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 693 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 693 | no, just the 235 I6 or the 265 V8 for the half-ton | | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 33 Geezer | | Geezer Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 33 | As I understand the difference, the 6 cyl. engines are two different series. i.e.
216, 235 & 261 early
194, 230, 250 & 292 later through about 1987
I may be wrong, but this is what I have come to understand..
TC
Last edited by Thirdcoast; 02/01/2011 3:30 AM.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | The 261 wasn't available until you got into the 2 ton trucks, in which case it was the standard engine. 1/2 through 1 1/2 ton used the 235.
Thirdcoast, you're pretty much on target, though it really can be broken down more. In the case of the 216/235/261, those can be broken down into 3 different series of engines, Low Pressure (216 and earlt 235), High Pressure/High Water Pump ('53 PG 235, '54 235 and 261), and High Pressure/Low Water pump ('55-'62 235/261).
Last edited by cletis; 02/03/2011 1:48 AM. Reason: corrected typo
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