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#83451 09/26/2007 4:12 AM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 86 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 86 | Hi All,
After owning my 66 C20 project truck, Ol Green, for the last year and a half, I committed myself to getting the old 6 cylinder running last weekend. It had been sitting since 99 or so. It would crank okay, squirt gas and have decent spark, but would not fire. I pulled the valve cover and saw stuck exhaust valves.
I pulled the head and unjammed the exhaust valves with my favorite pursuader -- a brass hammer. The short block looked fine, but the pistons looked really small, about 3.5 inches diameter. The stroke seemed short, about 3 inches! I had believed that the motor was a 292, or at least a 250, or possibly even a 230. I checked the numbers on the head and the block -- it's a 194 ci!!!!!
My question: Did GM offer a 194 in 66 c20's??? I imagine someone way-back-when could have put it in. Since it's a bit worn, a found a ready-to-go rebuilt 250 64 to put in so I can get it on the road and send in my progress to the gallery!
JC in KC
"The future will be better tomorrow." Dan Quayle
1965 Chevy C10 Long Fleetside
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#83453 09/26/2007 5:14 AM | Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,409 Former Workshop Owner | | Former Workshop Owner Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,409 | My sister had an old Chevy II '62 Nova that had a 194. I doubt that your engine is original.
John
~ J Lucas 2006 GMC Envoy 4.2 I6 2023 Ram 2500/Cumins 6.7 I6 2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Wife’s) 2002 Silverado 2500 Gas 6.0 1941 Chevy 1/2-Ton 1942 Chevy 1.5-Ton SWBIn the Gallery My Flicker Photos! | | |
#83454 09/26/2007 12:15 PM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 86 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 86 | I already triple checked the numbers, bore and stroke, but thanks for the advice! It is definitely a 194. It's almost ready to come out as I plan on swapping it out with the 250 this weekend.
JC in KC
"The future will be better tomorrow." Dan Quayle
1965 Chevy C10 Long Fleetside
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#83455 09/26/2007 4:55 PM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,098 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,098 | Based on what I have seen, people will put anything in a vehicle to keep it on the road, it probably didn't have much power in a C20. Of course someone may have sold the PO an engine and told them it was a 230 or 250.
Fred
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#83456 09/26/2007 5:35 PM | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 58 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 58 | Well you bought your truck from 4-5-6 Chevy. You are not the only guy that got a bad supprise buying an engine from him.
55 Cabover
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#83457 09/26/2007 7:03 PM | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | The 194 was only used in Chevy 2/Nova and as a base engine in the '64/'65 Chevelle. The only truck use it saw was in the early Chevy Vans from the mid-'60s.
Bill Burmeister
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#83458 09/26/2007 8:59 PM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | Most 194,s came from Nova's & had the oil dipstick up by the fuel pump. To put one in another application you had to drill a hole in the rear portion & use the oil pan from the other engine. They were very sluggish.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | |
#83459 09/26/2007 10:05 PM | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 86 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 86 | The oil dipstick is gerry-rigged, so that makes sense. I just as soon not be sluggish! Thanks!!
JC in KC
"The future will be better tomorrow." Dan Quayle
1965 Chevy C10 Long Fleetside
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