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| | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 | I have a casting number GAMI60566. The only thing I can figure out is it might be a 1948 | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 | I just got a 1948 3100 short bed 5 window today with this motor and it has a bent push rod | | | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 | The odd thing is I have a 1949 216 out of a 3600 long bed and the push rods are a different size. Anyone heard of this. Cars different then trucks? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Post the engine serial numbers for both engines. It is pressed into the block to the rear of where the distributor enters the block. There were different length push rods. | | | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 | here is the number on my 1949 3600 truck. AGCA567080 Thinking it must be the 235ci | | | | | Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: May 2012 Posts: 31 | I found my answer. My 1948 3100 has a car motor 216 and my 1949 3600 has as a truck 216. Push rodes are different legths between the two. Interesting fact | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 | If the push rods are only 1/8" different in length, the longer ones are 235.
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