Post Your Straight Six Pics!

[slick copper]

I think it's a 250. But what do I know?! Wish we could see the pass. side of it better. If it's a 230 you could still use it, but I don't know much about that engine.

[50bomb]

Yea wish I could see a side shot too.

[VWNate1]

I can tell you it has the Rochester Series ' B' carby and those were used from 1963 ~ 1968 on the thinwall L6's .

Can you rustle up a compression tester & test it there ? . it's simple , easy & cheap and will prevent you from buying junk .

-Nate

Originally Posted by 50bomb

Hi fellas? There is a inline that I am very interested in buying. I talked on the phone with the owner he is a guy on a hot rod site I go to alot. He said that he pulled it out of an old timers 65 chevy pickup. The guy thinks its a 292 but his friends say it looks like a 250. If I am correct on my research it said that the 65 chevy pickups had 230? if this is the case will the 230 still work great in my 67 chevy truck on highways because this is gonna be my DD. here is a picture of it sorry not very good. I am waiting to see if he can verify the casting numbers. I really want a Straight 6.

[tkeduk8r]

a good 230 is still a nice engine.... if its good deal I would go for it.... if I was buying one for an honest price i would look 250 for the other 20 ci... Just my opinion...
--Mike

[longbed67]

Originally Posted by tkeduk8r

a good 230 is still a nice engine.... if its good deal I would go for it.... if I was buying one for an honest price i would look 250 for the other 20 ci... Just my opinion...
--Mike

The argument could then be made to go for a 292 then for the extra 62 cu in.... just playing devils advocate

[50bomb]

Sold my sbc 350 so now I am on the search for a 250 or 292 if the one I posted falls through. NO MORE V8 for me. STRAIGHT 6 here I come

[Jimbabwe]

Originally Posted by usaf1nate

Bigger pic

I like that a lot. Very sharp.

['68OrangeSunshine]

Originally Posted by slick copper

I think it's a 250. But what do I know?! Wish we could see the pass. side of it better. If it's a 230 you could still use it, but I don't know much about that engine.

If you can get the "dress numbers" off the machined pad just behind the distributor hole, you can run the numbers online and find out the displacement if it's a 230 or a 250. 292s are more obvious to the educated eye: Asymmetrical motor mounts (pass side mount and fuel pump are in the opposite places), Taller deck, Taller --6" lifter panel covers on the 292, 4" on the 250, Extra hoses coming out of the water pump.

[50bomb]

I asked him if he could send me the casting numbers but he is laggin it after a week. I found a 1967 chevy truck 250 still sitting on the frame that the guy will start up for me. If it is good I will be buyin it for my 67 c10. I hope it works cause I do not have a motor in my truck anymore. Looks like a 4x4 now haha I WISH

[VWNate1]

From my 1976GMC C2500 .

Pics 1 & 2 are from the day I bought it , note the old T-Shirt stuffed in the oil filler hole .

Pic # 3 is the original exhaust manifold , this is why you don't stupidly keep driving it when it has exhaust leaks ! .

[VWNate1]

Here we have the engine ready for cleanup , the original intake manifold cleaned & re painted and the various accessory brackets all painted and ready to go back on .

I wish I could figure out how to put text between each picture ! .

[VWNate1]

Pic # 1 : various rubber grommets sourced from local FLAPS , Pep Boys , Kreagen , Shucks Ect. , just take your old crumbly ones and match 'em up in the " HELP ! " aisle ~ Dorman Products makes tons of good stuff and new grommets staunch those pesky oil leaks .

New radiator hoses too .

Last pic : ready to re assemble .

I paid $700 for this truck (no rust) and dumped $3,700.00 worth of parts into it and felt lucky to get $600 back out after it did the one long distance hauling job I bought it for , admirably .

[50bomb]

Cool! How about some of the 1969 250 NATE?

[VWNate1]

I know ! they're coming (so is Christmas yadda yadda) , please bear with me ~ I don't know how you alls got those super clear underhood pictures but I'll give it a go as I'm the deepest L6 lover you'll ever meet .

It's still crappy weather here in La La Land ~ I must needs drive my truck Thursday & Friday so I'll try to remember to take my camera and grab some snaps .

It's just another clapped out old 250 , not a shining thing like some here but then it's a real workhorse in spite of burning all that darned oil .

[50bomb]

We love all the Sixes CLEAN or DIRTY As long as they work its All good in the neighborhood

[50bomb]

Pulled this Inline 250 out of a 1967 chevy c10 stepside and going to put it in my 67 c10 longbed. Question: I have a rochester Single barrel carb and do not know where the passing gear cabel attaches to.

[VWNate1]

That's a Rochester Series 'B' carby and the kickdown cable attaches to the lower arm on the throttle linkage , you may have to go rob it off some old Nova / Chevelle Ect. in Pick-A-Part , for now it's not important as you can always manually pull the shift lever down one notch , that's a better way anyway .

Congrats on your new (to you) 250 C.I.D. ! now strip off all the accessories , mounts & ect. , plug the holes and scrub it Hospital clean & re spray it , then the accessories gloss black so when you re assemble it , it'll look really nice .

[50bomb]

What color should I paint it? Last time I sprayed my old straight 8 buick 320 it burned the paint right off hahaaaa. I used the engine spray from auto parts store too. Do i spray the the intake manifold and exhaust manifold too? or just the block and the valve cover/oilpan?

[VWNate1]

Engine paint is a subjective thing unless you're restoring it .

I like Chevrolet / GMC red , others prefer Chevrolet orange and still others prefer the passenger car blue .

The main thing is to paint the entire lump including manifolds then assemble the accessories and drive it , the exhast manifold paint will burn off quickly and the contrast of black motor mounts , starter , power steering pump and so on against the engine color and bare metal carby , dizzy and alternator , will make it look ' factory ' even if you choose some engine color that more matches or accentuates the truck's color .

See ? . I suppose it's obvious I built & sold used vehicles for many years , the devil as they say , is always in the details , a dealer engine overhaul/rebuild or replcement , was *very* persnickity in this manny back in the day .

If you take the time to really scrub it clean , especially in the corners & crevices , the new paint will stick well and last a long time . DO NOT use cheapo paint ! .

I took some pix of my 250 yesterday and will try to post them , it's nothing special as I've said so no whining about the HEI or chrome rockerbox please ! .

[VWNate1]

Let's see......

Hm ;

This works fine from my work computer but I cannot find the ipod in the browse files box....

Crap . I'll try later or next week from work .

[circa73]

My 250 with a 3 speed saginaw. Got a donor original 250 motor from a 1971 Nova with a 2 speed powerglide that will replace my tired mill.

[RichardJ]

>>....that will replace my tired mill.<<

I'd rethink that PCV System before I made that determination.

[circa73]

Any advice is appreciated.

[pritch]

I've been making a little progress on my 292 build.





Milo can't wait!



One thing I need to know-what is this:



And does it go in the big hole on the upper side of the oil filter place?:

[VWNate1]

Why ? there's nothing wrong with that , it's cobby but properly set up .

Originally Posted by RichardJ

I'd rethink that PCV System before I made that determination.