Blue Flame Engines & Blitz Steering

[Andy Cusworth]

Hi Guys,

on my 1943 Chev Blitz C15a 4wd the Steering wheel has a good couple of inches play before the road wheels move, I am used to vague steering on old Land Rovers but is this too excessive for safe Road use as i dont want to be a highway wanderer ?
Also, I knew my engine had been replaced with a 'direct replacement' engine and thought it was a Holden straight 6 but it may be a Blue Flame, its number is GM 2771291 on the block and on the manifold it says 'GM Mexico 1972' and a bunch of numbers too, if it is a Blue Flame are these also know as Chev 235's ?
plus are they a good engine and decent performer in a Blitz ?

Thanks

Andy

[Mike Kelly]

Andy,

The steering box is a recirculating ball design. Very advanced for that time and it needs adjusting by the sound of it . By contrast the Fords had a crude steering box .

Best engineered thing about Chev's is the steering box .

Mike

[Andy Cusworth]

thanks for the 'hands on' reply Mike !

Did you manage to sell the Land Rover ?

Cheers,

Andy

[Mike Kelly]

re: LR - Yes a guy in central QLD bought it !!

[Keith Webb]

The engine sounds like it may be the 292 'Mexican' engine as in Euan's CGT.
Beast of an engine for a CMP.

Originally Posted by Andy Cusworth

Hi Guys,

on my 1943 Chev Blitz C15a 4wd the Steering wheel has a good couple of inches play before the road wheels move, I am used to vague steering on old Land Rovers but is this too excessive for safe Road use as i dont want to be a highway wanderer ?
Also, I knew my engine had been replaced with a 'direct replacement' engine and thought it was a Holden straight 6 but it may be a Blue Flame, its number is GM 2771291 on the block and on the manifold it says 'GM Mexico 1972' and a bunch of numbers too, if it is a Blue Flame are these also know as Chev 235's ?
plus are they a good engine and decent performer in a Blitz ?

Thanks

Andy

[Euan McDonald]

If the dizzy is 1/2 way down the engine its more like a 235. The 292 has the dizzy up the front of the block. On a 235 the side cover plate doesn't extend up the head like a 216.

[Andy Cusworth]

Thanks guys,
dizzy is front left as you look at the engine, it is just above and back from oil filter, sideplate wise there appears to be 2, I think a light blue colour and I can see grey on the engine but i dont know if colours help establish what it is further than this ?
is there other feature or numbers i can check to assist in recognition ?
Cheers

[Euan McDonald]

Sound like keith is right! 292 has 2 side plates and the dizzy above the oil filter. I recon the water pump would be close to the radiator and a thermo fan fitted.

[Andy Cusworth]

yes Euan, the water pump is close though there is a normal fan fitted too.... its literally an inch from the radiator ! I think they may have 'massaged' the surround and it has a couple of homemade lower radiator brackets that makes the Radiator slanted slightly and bulge out touching the grille.
So what is the actual model of engine so i know for sourcing service items, is it a Blue Flame, 216 or 235 ?

Cheers,

Andy

[Andy Cusworth]

or 292 even ?!

[Euan McDonald]

292 mexican engine most likely out of a C10-C20 chev truck.

[hrpearce]

Hi Euan, The C60 custom delux I owned had a 292 with monojet carby in it and with 9 ton of apples on the deck it could suck up a massive amount of petrol.

[Andy Cusworth]

bit more info -

on the inlet manifold it says ''mecho en mexico''

on the exh manifold it says "GM 1972 HEONDEN MEXICO"


thanks

[Mike Kelly]

Originally Posted by Andy Cusworth

bit more info -

on the inlet manifold it says ''mecho en mexico''

on the exh manifold it says "GM 1972 HEONDEN MEXICO"


thanks

Andy

In that case it should run well with Tequila in the tank

[Andy Cusworth]

Hey Mike, I could do with a Tequila or 2 after wrestling this bugger !

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

Hi all - i have been reliably informd from several sources that the Mexican 292 Chevorlet motor is the best Chevrolet engine every released. For what is it worth.

Bob

[Andy Cusworth]

Thanks Bob
unfortunately this seems a bit sick so not sure if will be leaving it in place