JBA indicates a '50 - '51 216. You should be able to confirm by looking for
a casting number of 3835497.
Jack Halton
51 GMC 1/2 ton
Winter Park FL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Whittaker Bill G Civ ASC/SMY" <Bill.Whittaker@wpafb.af.mil>
To: "'Old Trucks'" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 10:40 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] Engine Identification
> I've run into a brick wall on this one so I'll ask the Chevy experts.
>
> This thing has been sitting in my way long enough and before I haul this
old motor to the scrap metal yard I want to make sure it's of no real value
to anyone (or me). A friend tried to sell a 216 for over 6 months and
finally gave it to a guy who made a competition lawn tractor out of it. I
know there's not much call for the old splash oiled 216 but I'm not sure
that's what this one is. This old motor was installed in my '53 3100 (and
ran 6 months ago). It has a tag on the passengers side just behind the
front cover that indicates that sometime in it's life it was rebuilt by
Rogers Remanufacturing in Atlanta, Ga. I haven't been able to locate them
so I think they're long since out of business. There doesn't appear to be
any numbers or letters on or near the starter except those stamped on a tab
just behind the distributor. They read: JBA 299725. I haven't been able to
find this code anywhere on the net so I'm asking if any of you stovebolt
experts know what it mean!
> s. The valve cover has two nuts on the top so I'm thinking it's a 216 but
I'm no expert on the stovebolt.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bill Whittaker
> "53 3100 Hemi
> Built Like A Rock
> With Mopar Stock
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