Inliners International Forums General Discussion Engines Identification

Hello, is anyone able to identify this engine from this pic?

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We don't see many Chev engines here, and I am only going on the rocker cover - looks Chev to me. But it could also be Bedford, as a lot of those were around in small trucks .
The engine is in a fire pumper in a museum I looked at last weekend.

regards,Rod

The valve cover looks like a 216. A picture if the other side would help. 216s have a big sheet metal side cover that goes all the way up around the spark plugs. Some trucks had an early 235 that looked like the 216s and I think the early power-glides had a 235 that looked the same as the 216. Two bolts on top of the valve cover = 216. Four screws in the valve cover rim = 235 or 261.

Thats probably the Aussie Holden Grey motor. Its similar to the Chevy Stovebolt engines made here between 1937-1962.

I agree with Beater - the general layout is consistent with Chevy 216. The external oil line (passing back into and through the block) to feed the rocker arms is a tell . . . as is the location for the oil pressure sender . . .

But the head is sort of odd. The short side head bolts typically sit in cast nooks surrounded by the top side water jacket - and the water temp sender hole is typically over the rear intake port:


On the engine in the pumper the the short head bolts are on what looks like a flat - with a flat casting behind. And the water water temp sender hole is way back over the last exhaust port in a bulge that looks more like a boss(plugged).

At the front it appears that the head extends beyond the valve cover . . . curious . . . but I still vote Chevy.

Not sure what that tube running from the exhaust manifold to the dash would be for? A hand warmer?

regards,
stock49

Holden Gray eh? Never seen one of those.

Most definately not. I cut my teeth on greys, and the red one in the pic is physically a bit bigger also.

Here are 2 pics of a Holden "grey". Made up to 1963.






I am searching for a Bedford pic, but nothing on the intake side found yet.

Thanks everyone for your comments so far.

regards,Rod

It has a lot of characteristics like that of a Stovebolt, thats why I thought it might be the Holden Grey motor. But without any reference to size its was hard to tell otherwise.

The gremlins have taken over my original post pic link it seems. Here it is again with no link.



regards,Rod

The way the thermostat housing mounts is different and I had not noticed the head being longer than the valve cover. At Bonneville there was a stock '36 UTE that the owner said had a 216. It looked like a 216 but I didn't look closely and I didn't take a picture of the engine.