sleeper

If it's American made, it's here, no matter what year. Go to this site to see brochures on them. (their are a few exceptions that are missing)...But imo still pretty cool.


http://www.lov2xlr8.no/broch1.html

843de

Passed many an hour perusing that site, gotta love the old names they gave to every feature back in the day....Roto Hydramatic featuring the Accel-A-Rotor stator for Super Jet-A-Way Drive!

sleeper

yep, lots of changes thru the years..

Gotta love "light weight Cast Iron Pistons" for 1937 Chevy.

Course various early Harleys used cast iron pistons also..

843de

Gotta remember that those "light weight Cast Iron Pistons" enable my '37 to pound out 85 gross horsepower from 216.5 thundering cubic inches of Babbitt bearing'd, splash lubricated, Stovebolt Six.

sleeper

True, (as we know) the main bearings are pressure lubed by the oil pump, it's just the rod bearings that are splash lubed..

I believe chevy went to full lube in 1951 or 52...

843de

A fully pressurized lubrication system was introduced in 1953, but only in cars ordered with the "Powerglide" transmission. Powerglide cars got the 235 engine, while manual transmission cars got the splash lubed 216.5. Still Babbitt bearings throughout, which meant long highway cruises at steady speeds risked "wiping" a main or big end bearing.

Starting in 1954 the 235 became the only engine choice and the change was made to insert bearings on all rotating assemblies. Solid lifters were used on manual transmission equipped units, hydraulic lifters were used with the Powerglide transmission.

Throughout the life of the Stovebolt Six, the mains were always pressure lubed from the 194 to the 207, and the later 216.5 and the 235.

sleeper

my 1953 Chevy 210 Deluxe was a stick (3 on the tree) & came stock from original owner & build sheet with a 235" stovebolt 6...Full pressure oiling,..

843de

That's entirely possible sleeper, and it doesn't surprise me one bit. I know of a '53 also equipped from the factory with a 235 and a "3 on the tree", it was built in May of '53 so I've put that down to being a late production unit.

sleeper

That I would think is the likely reason it could have came that way.

It did have a 'spun' rod bearing @ 18K miles. Which is how I got it in the 1st place..

Had the rod journal 'turned' & fitted for an oversize bearing & back together..

That 235" idling, was smooth as silk..

843de

Nothing like a nicely tuned Stovebolt, they are smooth and silky, and surprisingly punchy off the line...well for their era that is. In their day, they'd show their heels to a Ford V8-60 or V8-85.