wanted chev 216 20thou under main bearings

[Phil Waterman]

I have used Egge in the past and they have always been good, not always the lowest priced, but what I have gotten from them has always been first class.

Cheers Phil

[Col Tigwell]

Egge have been around for a very long time. I purchased a set of light weight pistons and rings from them in the 70's for my model T. Top notch gear and have served well.

Regards

Col

[aj.lec]

Thanks to all for the replies
I have sent them a email so will see how that goes

[jim sewell]

I found egges service and delivery to be quicker than Carters , they stocked u/sized bearings that were not available else where and in the case of bigend shells you could buy individual pairs at very reasonable prices.
Regards
Jim S.

[Mike K]

UPTONS at Corowa had them ..030 and 040 undersize ..Australian made NASCO brand ( GMH ) . $5 a set . they sat for years along with the big crate of 040 216 pistons ..no-body wanted them year after year we went there during the 1980's and 90's. A case of you never need this stuff till its all gone !

Mike

[jim sewell]

The 216 engine that was used in the chev blitz was made in Canada from 1937 to 1945 and this can be identified by having a single hole from the waterpump to the block and having dome top pistons .

This same engine was produced in the USA from 1937 until 1940/41

In 1940/41 the engine underwent a change in the USA and came out with two holes going from the water pump to the block and flat top pistons plus other internal engine changes , this engine was produced until 1947.

Australia in 1942 received from the USA a considerable number of chev trucks Model M 160'' W/base for war support ( in Aust we call them Lend/Lease trucks ) .
It is possible over the years that these engines have become transplanted in blitz's or vice versa and this make ordering engine parts a bit tricky , when ordering parts on line from the USA keep in mind that blitz engines are the 1937 to 1940/41 engine .
Jim S.

[Phil Waterman]

Jim Sewell raises a very good point in his post about domed pistons and water pump changes, which fits right in to the thread http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/sh...ad.php?t=12592 (I'll post the piston listing pages on that thread.)

As to the water pump the picture below shows a `41 style water pump single inlet and the later 2 inlet + vent of the second style as you can see these are not interchangeable. This becomes very evident in the second photo which shows the gasket for two hole on the `41 single hole, as you can see the inlets don't line up nor do the mounting bolts.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by jim sewell

The 216 engine that was used in the chev blitz was made in Canada from 1937 to 1945 and this can be identified by having a single hole from the waterpump to the block and having dome top pistons .

This same engine was produced in the USA from 1937 until 1940/41

In 1940/41 the engine underwent a change in the USA and came out with two holes going from the water pump to the block and flat top pistons plus other internal engine changes , this engine was produced until 1947.

Australia in 1942 received from the USA a considerable number of chev trucks Model M 160'' W/base for war support ( in Aust we call them Lend/Lease trucks ) .
It is possible over the years that these engines have become transplanted in blitz's or vice versa and this make ordering engine parts a bit tricky , when ordering parts on line from the USA keep in mind that blitz engines are the 1937 to 1940/41 engine .
Jim S.

Yes on all of that Jim. And , on the 216, the push rod length and lifters changed at 1940 - push rods are shorter than 1939.

Another difference from 41 on, and this applies to the local GMH assembled 216 engines : the valve spring caps changed - from memory this affects the valve stem length. I've got a GMH notation somewhere , explaining it.
Mike