Purchased a 1969 C10 Short Bed - Pleasanton, CA

[Luke87gt]

Originally Posted by Bruce F

Nice truck

The engine could be a 230. I have a 69 Short Step low option (ex US government truck) and thought it was a 250 until the machine shop found out it wasn't at rebuild time.

Bruce

Bruce, you have me second guessing myself now. How would I positively confirm?

[Steeveedee]

Not Bruce, but if it is a 250, it should say L22 on the SPID according to this website-
https://outintheshop.com/options.html

[Luke87gt]

Originally Posted by Steeveedee

Not Bruce, but if it is a 250, it should say L22 on the SPID according to this website-
https://outintheshop.com/options.html

I don’t have the L22… hmmm I guess it could be a 230

Then again, I don’t have L26 stamp either so who knows

[Steeveedee]

For all I know, the 230 was standard on 1/2T and the 250 was standard on the bigger trucks. That would make sense. But who would order the 230 in a bigger truck? Probably the same guy who ordered a heater delete. I'll put money on someone knowing the answer.

Trivia: the Chevy II/Nova came standard with a 143 Cu In 4 cylinder for many years. It's why one could see "250" on the fender of a Nova, as that was an option. The dealer I worked at right out of high school sold three Novas to the local school district. Absolute strippers. One had the optional "Torque Drive" transmission, which was a Powerglide that had to be shifted manually if one wanted to start out in first. Those Novas were utter dogs. If you care to see some embarrassing Chevrolet history, https://www.curbsideclassic.com/auto...er-powerglide/