Wanted: Piston for Chev Engine

[Willanthry]

Sorry it's taken so long to reply;

The engine in the pictures on my thread is a different one to this one; it's the original 216 engine that was in it, and it's essentially done for.

We acquired another engine along with the Blitz, one which was planned to replace the original engine way back when it was fried in the first place. This engine is where the piston in the picture came from, and it's different to the original 216 engine, possessing different pistons, as you can see, with flat heads rather then domed. Where i wrote 239 is a typo; i didn't mean to put that, and i have no idea why i did.I must have been thinking about something else whilst i wrote it!

I'm not entirely sure which of the numbers you're after, so i wrote 'em all down; on the side of the motor, these numbers and letters appeared;

CON3 I113

GM48

3835309
9

Toby

[jim sewell]

Toby
Take some pictures of the engine you wish to use , take some of the tappett cover, the head, the front of the block , on the exhaust manifold side of the block and of the numbers stamped ( not cast ) on a machined area rear of the distributor , also of the cast numbers around where the starter motor would sit.
Regards
Jim S.

[Willanthry]

G'day Jim

At the moment, the engine is completely disassembled; most of the parts are away being cleaned up. John Mackie, who helped me disassemble the engine, told me that the size is 3.9" standard, and has been sleeved. It's obviously not a Blue Flame, but it's not a 216 either.

The pistons are Repco parts, with the number "HX 1632" on them.

There is a number where the distributor was; it's N541606P, i think; some of the characters are pretty roughly done.

[Bob McNeill]

Have one piston with 4 rings, size is 3.540, dome top

[Willanthry]

Thanks very much for that Bob, but i need one with a flat top.

[Willanthry]

Rightio, further research by myself and John Mackie has revealed that this engine is one that he didn't know even existed! According to him, the engine is a Chev 224 cubic inch; the piston is a 3 and 9/16 flat-topped piston, for a standard bore, with the Repco parts number "HX 1632", which Repco says did indeed exist, but is not made anymore.

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Willanthry

Rightio, further research by myself and John Mackie has revealed that this engine is one that he didn't know even existed! According to him, the engine is a Chev 224 cubic inch; the piston is a 3 and 9/16 flat-topped piston, for a standard bore, with the Repco parts number "HX 1632", which Repco says did indeed exist, but is not made anymore.

It could be a GMC motor, a 1940's contemporary of the Chev 216..both made at the same period. Does it have full pressure big end lubrication, instead of the dipper setup ? If so, it may well be a GMC motor .

Just looked up the 1940 GMH manual.....the GMC motors were the 1600H and 9600H one of these was 248 ci by the look of it

Mike