The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop Engine stamped 0249684 F54Z. What is it?

The truck is a mutt. 1952 5-window cab on what I assume is a 1950 1 ton frame. It has rear duallies and a dump bed . . . that actually works.

I got it home yesterday and got around to trying to identify it today. The number stamped next to the distributor 0249684 F54Z. The first character might be an O instead of an 0.

I would eventually like to identify the frame to find out what year it is. The engine has four bolts holding down the valve cover and a single pushrod cover. Doesn't appear to have captain's bars.

The VIN decoders I've tried say that the engine is out of a 1974 pickup truck. That seems kind of unlikely.

Sorry. I should have mentioned that it's a Chevy.

It's a 1954 235ci truck engine,
Scott

Hey, Scott. Nice to hear from you. How did you decipher that? As I said, the VIN decoders I checked didn't come up with results that I believed.

BTW, guess where the Rochester B off that 292 is going? I think a Holley 350 two barrel might be a little more appropriate for the 292.

Looking at page 24 Section 10 of the 1954Salesman's truck data book, it looks like F54Z was 235.5 cu. in. engine for model 1508 Sedan Delivery

Greg_H, that's odd, or rather another odd thing. The cab isn't original and now the engine isn't original. Fine with me since the '51 4400 also has a '54 235 in it. The '54 engines must have been special in some way.

On the other hand, when did the first high pressure 235s become available? Maybe that's why I have two of them in earlier model trucks.

54 was the first yr for full pressure, good engines ya got there

I got it from my "Cars and Parts Truck ID Numbers" book. "F" stands for the assembly plant in Flint, 54 is the year, "Z" is for the 235 engine from a 1500 series truck (sedan/delivery I think).
Sounds like the heatwave has put your projects on hold, it's definately slowed mine up some. Hopefully it will break soon. Going to the Kansas City meet?
Scott

64Fleetside, it was pure dumb luck. I couldn't identify either of the engines from the pictures of the vehicles. Because of the shape of the valve cover on Dumpy, and the front mounted oil filler, I had almost convinced myself that it was a late model 292. That would have been great because I wouldn't have to worry about fabricating a motor mount, and I already have one 292, thanks to Scott. So I could have driven the truck long enough to get one engine rebuilt and do a quick swap.

Oh well.

Scott, when is the Kansas City meet? I'd like to go and I'm pretty sure my wife would also.

Starkweatherr,
Read all about it here ,
Scott

I am trying to decode my engine but I am not having much luck.

I have a 53 GMC. The number stamped by the distributer is: XC459392.

There is another on at the front bottom of the block: 3695408.

Any ideas what type of engine this is ?