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get a picture and I can tell you. gonna say probably 216's... I don't think those are the correct numbers, altho that is the correct location to find them... I can't find them here but should be able to...

BTW.. 216/babbit pounder 235, valve cover is held on by 2 acorn nuts on the top... Full preassure oiling 235 or a rare 261, valve cover is bolted around the perimiter of the cover. easy way to tell them apart

216/ babbit pounder 235, not worth rebuilding except for a resto ( cost $3,000 to do it correctly IF you can find someone to pour the bearings )

235/ 261's are totally worth building, solid engine, parts are available and plenty of them to go around.

I went and double checked the numbers and that's what they were????

The x486534 even matches the number on the inside door tag. Here's some pictures:


Thanks,
Sean

Here's some of the truck if that helps, if not I'm just happy with it and I want to show it!!!


Sean

The engine in the back is a 235, can't see the side of the one under the hood well enough to tell. The 216 has a high side cover, it goes right up to the valve
cover and the plugs go through it.
The dipper engines have a three bolt plate on the manifold side, just above the pan rail. it's about three inches long, two inches high. The pressure lubed engines don't have this plate at all.

BTW Matt, the valve covers changed in '55, the 235 pressure engines built before then had the 2 bolt holes.

Originally Posted by R Pope

BTW Matt, the valve covers changed in '55, the 235 pressure engines built before then had the 2 bolt holes.

Oh ok, that's good to know... guess I didn't know 1/2 of what I needed to know in order to correctly ID the 216-261 engines.

I guess now I don't need to worry about looking off if I ever put a full preassure 235 in my car.. purist's will be able to tell, but I'm probably going to drop $500 or so on a Wayne valve cover/ side cover, and fenton headders and intake ( the Offy isn't the only reproduced option now ) all in all, the motor won't be stock anyway.