I got offered a '50 235 Chevy 6cyl casting # 3692703 that turns over,it was used as a farm water pump motor. If I read on here correctly these still have babbit con rod bearings right?? So are parts interchangeable or is this a non desireable setup overall? Thanks for any info.
Depends. If you want one for a 1950 Chevy it's very desireable. If you wanting one as a swap, not so much. They are not worth very much as if you wanted to go the 235 route you would look for a 54 or later which can be bought cheaply at that. Basically good for a restoration of a 1950 vehicle or a farm water pump.
save it. You can get speed parts for it. Plus with regular care like on a normal engine it will run forever.
Casting # shows it as a '50-'52 235, could be up for grabs to anyone willing to pick it up before the weekend.....
So Chevy had a 216 & 235 in 1950? From what I know about inlines the 235 came out in 54' ... Have I been wrong all these years..?????
I parted out a 216 and got like $150 bucks for all the bolt on stuff. block and crank were junk and I found no takers for the head so I scrapped that too.
but then again if was used on a farm to power equipment, it probably has very few miles (or hours) at low rpm's!
From what I've read, and somone please correct me if I'm wrong, early 235's like this one had babbit style connecting rod bearing and replaceable modern main bearings, fully non babbit motors were introduced in '54 and are therefore the desirable ones. Not sure other than casting numbers how to tell the difference but I do know I've seen center bolted and side bolted valve covers on 235s. I'm sure there is some sort of "history of the six" thread on here but I haven't found it yet.
Thats my understanding 1950-1953 235 was Deluxe model with powerglide and was a low pressure oiling system. 1954 was first year for full pressure oiling system.
i guess it all depends on what you want to do with it the way i see it is spped part are out there its cheap probly not to bad on gas and ive know tons of folks who had or had one including myself and heard the same story that there bullet proof really tough motors i did have any big problems but i didnt have it to long id say go for
also if its powerglide witch only the 235s had in 1950 then it should be with full pressurized oil system then the not so great oil dripper system in the 216s i think so anyway corret me if im wrong
Saw one in a complete, shortened, halfway decent '50-ish GMC pickup at the junkyard today. They don't sell, so I didn't even ask, but had we been there 20 minutes earlier, I would have offered the guy a price for it.
I believe all 235s were low pressure until '53, then Powerglides were full pressure, and in '54 all 235s were full pressure.
You ask if it's worth it. Worth what? Nothing? If you have room to store it, pick it up and make your decision later. Sorry man, just jealous of folks who aren't crammed in a storage unit.
235 came out in 1941 in larger trucks. 41-49 look like 216's with the tall sidecover. 50-52 235's have a unique cylinder head, and a short sidecover. Ones used in cars were with PG only, and have hydraulic lifters and no oil distribution cover. 53 PG car was the first with insert rod bearings, full pressure, and aluminum pistons. 53 stick and truck versions look like the 53 PG, but still have the oil distribution cover on the driver side, and splash oiling and iron slugs. 54-62 are all full pressure.
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