The easiest way to tell the full pressure from the dipper 235 is to see
if it has the oil director valve. Look on the drivers side of the engine
right below where the exhaust pipe exits the manifold and just above the
oil pan. It will be an odd shaped cover about 4" long by 2" high with
three screws. If it has this it is a dipper engine.
Full pressure was factory in 1954, but many times earlier dipper engines
were replaced with car or '54 truck full pressure engines.
mark@noakes.com wrote:
>
> My brother Brian just bought a 53 AD truck to fix up and sell (so he
>says...but I've never seen him sell anything). We are both TF V8 types (and I
>usually only track the TF threads on the list) and so need to ask the list
>about 6-cyl info.
>
> He says that it has a high pressure 235 in it (his 57 Suburban has one for
>comparison) and that it looks original/never tampered with, but he would like
>to know for sure. Where do we find the casting numbers on the 235 to
>determine what year it is. What else should we look for to verify this engine?
>
> I told him that I was pretty sure that that engine was available in 53; I
>guess he was thinking that because his wife's 50 AD has a 216, that this truck
>should have either the 216 or a low pressue 235. I'm pretty sure that the
>Corvette 53 235 was the high pressure type though.
>
> I'm hoping that this will finally get Brian on-line and on-list; we'll see.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mark Noakes
> 58/56 Chevy Suburban
> 59 GMC Suburban
> Knoxville, TN
>
> Brian Noakes
> at least 2 dozen TF trucks that I know of with a major collection of
>57's--NAPCO, Cameo, Suburban, 1/2 ton farm truck, etc.
> at least 3 AD trucks that I know of...
> Columbia, TN
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