CHEV 216 VS Chev 235

[Phil Waterman]

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Originally Posted by CWO (ret) Gilles Aubé

Is there an easy way to difference a Chev 216 VS a Chev 235?

I think the answer is no there is no easy way to differentiate 216 from 235. The only way I have ever found is by casting numbers on the block. Part of the problem is that the Stovebolt Six Engine was such an evolutionary engine being built over so many years in how many different countries?

It is not even easy to tell early (military ) 216 from 235 once the heads are off

216 Bore 3 1/2 Stroke 3 3/4
235 Bore 3 9/16 Stroke 3 15/16

So if you are going engine hunting print out one of the casting number tables and take it along. I have printed out two list that I have in my search notebook http://www.inliners.org/becks/BCN2.html and http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/...tory/cast.html. One warning though I have seen engines that had casting numbers which are not listed.

Cheers Phil

PS I had not noticed but several of the Chevy web sites I have used for years have David Hayward as an acknowledge source. Good Work.