The Jalopy Journal
The plugs all looks pretty dirty with the exception of cylinder 4 which looked pretty clean. I did not run a pressure check. I figured I had...
Fresh 235 rebuild. White grey smoke. Grey oil. Decided to pull the head to see if it had any damage/defect. Head gasket was in good condition,...
pt a 1954 gm 235 into a 1950 chevy 3800. almost complete but having problems with carb linkage. doest seem to install right. any help is...
Thank you all for the help for my first rebuild. It has been fun and frustrating at the same time. Update. 235 rebuilt and in place. Most...
when priming the oil pump through the distributor hole in the engine block do i turn it clockwise or counter clockwise?
clockwise or counterclockwise?
swap went great. pretty easy once we got all the correct parts and pieces together. could tell the difference right out of the gate. now just...
is it possible to prime the oil pump prior to turning the key for the first time? someone suggested pulling the distributer and turning the oil...
Abit of background first: 1950 chevy 3800 long bed 1955 235 with original transmission for the high oil pressure side of life 12v conversion in...
1954 235 going in a 1950 3800 with a 216. will the bellhousing/ flywheel/ clutch from the 235 bolt up to the 1950 tranny without any...
i found a ho52 complete rear end. do i need to replace the entire rear end or will the gearing slip right into the stock rear end? i have heard...
I am sorry I should have provided more specific info. I am planning on keeping the original rear end, just want to change out the rear...
looking to swap out the rear end gearing for some more longer legs. i am thinking 4.10 may be the ratio i am looking for. what model years of...
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