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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 40 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 40 | I am rebuilding my 216 from my 1946 3/4 ton Chevy Pickup. My oil pan has several large dents in it and I was looking to replace it with one from a 1951/52 216 with a pressurized oil system. Are they the same?
John Kully
johnkully@gmail.com | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 | Your 46 216 needs the troughs for the rod dippers to get oil from, the 51-52 216 uses the same troughs. You could look at the pans side by side and see if they are the same, not only on the outside but also the stuff inside. That is the life to your engine getting oil. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,320 | 1940-53 216s use the same oil pan. Group 1.426
See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,262 | If you plan to use the donor pan from the engine that had been converted to a pressurized rod bearing system, make sure the troughs and nozzles have not been removed (assuming your recipient 216 is still a dipper system). | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 | What is the difference between the tools for the 216 and 235 engines please. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | [/quote]What is the difference between the tools for the 216 and 235 engines please. [/quote] Don't you guys have to use metrics down under? No wait I know I know.... a 216 uses craftsman and the 235 uses snap on? 
Give me ambiguity
or give me something else
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 | LOL, thanks for the laugh CASO .
Really , I'm talkin' about the dipper gauge tool , but you knew that, eh.
Anyone? | | | | | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,901 | Really , I'm talkin' about the dipper gauge tool , but you knew that, eh.
Anyone? I found a place on line that is in Fargo North Dakota that rents them.... Vintage Auto Stuff Fargo ND I didn't see a real vibrant web presence in their home page which smacks of folk who'd rather talk with real customers to me, so I reckon if you just let that Kiwi accent ring clear and have a figurative cup a tea over the phone you might cajole them into sending their tools around the world (with a digital camera to document the journey) instead of up into the stratosphere which seems so fashionable these days. Or maybe someone with a set around here would want a video of THEIR set tooling around in front of some of those cool New Zealand vistas!  or you could try Chevs of the 40's they rent them for 40 bucks... with a $450 deposit...
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Give me ambiguity
or give me something else
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,096 | Great research CASO, thanks for the link.  | | |
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