T236-Dose

Hello Sniper, thanks for answering and of course you are right - if I would be able to read what is written on the old original box I should have noticed that myself ?

Hello everybody, my T236-engine for my Candian Dodge is nearly ready. But as always on the last mile unknown problems are popping up. Here is my one: Usually there are 8 studs at the rear end of the crankshaft to fix the flywheel. The part number of the studs is CC871685 (7/16-20 with a special head). They are always the same, in the 23-inch-engine as well as in the 25"-engine and they are mounted with a kind of clamp connection - I hope that is the right word. So I bought a set of 8, because that barn find engine I'm reconstituting they where missing. But my holes are bigger! The diameter is somewhere between 7/16" [11,11mm] and 1/2" [12,7 mm] - or in our European measurement around 11,8 mm. Is that a common mistake after so many years? I could use self made studs and fix them on the engine side with a nut. But to cut 8 holes in the crankshaft with a 1/2 thread seems to be too big, I could cut a 12 mm thread with a thread pitch like UNF. Does anybody has a better solution? And an additional hint for other enthusiasts: The NOS "flathead oil pans" for the 237/251 engines which are sold for 95 $ from Vintage Power Wagons don't fit on the T236 engine. The length is okay, but in the area where the oil strainer assembly is, they are too narrow. I bought one, it was shipped half around the world, sandblasted, carefully painted and now I can't use it. **** happens. Regards Jürgen

Hi Rob, okay, I'll do. Many thanks Jürgen

Hello, I have bought a complete set of data plates for my Canadian Dodge APT. But this one I don't no where to put? I find nothing in the handbook, manual or somewhere else. Does anybody knows?

Hello everybody, after supporting me well figuring out in which trucks / cars the 25 inch L6-Dodge engine was used (mine is a T236), I just startetd with rebuilding the engine. And while reading a lot and searching in all the manuals I have a few questions which I couldn't find an answer. First: The cylinder head gasket (and head): Some have an extra water jacket hump, it's at the front end. What's the sense of this hump? Is there an additional in the block and/or head? And for what is it? Second: There is a spare part listed in several catalogs which I couldn't find in pictures and lists (and until now not in my engine). It has the part number CC588825 ( - it is called 'rear engine support mounting spring' and two are needed. Obviously it is used in the T214-engine of the US-Dodge as well as in my Canadian APT. Where could I find it? Third: Is there anybody out there who is owning a wade proofed distributor for the Candian Dodge? The main visible difference to the non-wadeproof one is the distributor cap, which is mounted with screws (see attached drawing) instead of cap springs.

Hey Gentleman, best regards from the dark side of the moon and thanks for all the explanations. FB = Facebook - puh, how stupid. I expected something technical. Sometimes it's a bit difficult to interprete shortcuts in a strange language. Your shortcut newbie ?

Hey ggdad, what is "FB"? And below I see "going into TODD and the COE". What does that mean? Regards Jürgen

Hey Tim, a lot of work left ? What does "a couple" means? You have got two? I only know the word in combination of two persons staying or living together. And another question: I tried to google the Dodge models which you mentioned in your post. Is it corrrect that that is the B series? Regards Jürgen

Hello Tim, thanks a lot, now I have to google how these trucks look like. Because here are no books like yours available. But I see that you own a 1950 Fargo FN2. Do you have any photo? Regards Jürgen

Hello Tim, wow, that's really helpful, because I didn't know that there have been other trucks and DeSoto in which they used that engine. With your infos my search will become a lot easier - thanks for rummaging in your books :-). By the way, are there any other Canadian Dodge APT owners out there? Because it would be very interesting to get a close look to the wade-proof-equipment, especially the distributor and the coil would be of interest. A new distributor cap and a rotor I own, but he whole rest is missing. If anybody is interested, I have the description for the "preparation for wading" (4 pages). Regards Jürgen

Hello Tony, hello 41/53, many thanks for your replies. @Tony: Yes, you are right ? ! As said I have a copy of the original manual. Attached to this post you'll (and others) find the two pages with all the engine specifications of the T236. @41/53: Many thanks for your reply, which is very helpful. I tried at once to look through the Rock Auto pages - I know the company cause I already bought some parts for my 2003 GMC there. But it's difficut for me to figure out, in which cars/trucks the 25-inch flathead was used. So I followed your search to the Chrysler Windsor and for example I opend the page with the engine gasket set (which I need of course). There are two available and the difference I can see are the alternate OEM-numbers. But they don't fit to the Canadian Dodge. With the pistons it's much easier: As far as I can see they fit (Bore: 3.4375), but what's about the rings? In the description of Rock Auto ring 1 is 3/32 (similar to the T236) but Ring 2 is 5/32 (T236 = 3/32 too). Hm, I think if to search more ? which is not so easy because I'm born in the Millimeter-world. Anyway, if somebody knows some more cars in which the 25 inch engine was used, it would be very kind and helpful to post them here.

Hey folks, I'm new here and I was very happy to find this forum while searching for informations about the 25-inch engine family. The reason: I live in Germany and own a Canadian Dodge from 1945 ( official named D3/4 APT/WP). I want to rebuilt my T236 engine and may be you could imagine that informations about this truck are not available in our country even in Europe. Meanwhile I have a lot of technical infos/data around the truck including handbook, manual and so on, which I got thankfully from Brian Asbury (Canada). But I have no infos around the engine to get spares for examples. A lot T214-stuff from the US-Dodge won't fit (by the way, is that a 23-inch engine?) So I don't know what could fit: It starts with the crancshaft bearings, pistons, waterpump, seals and so on. For the moment I would be happy to know, where variants of this engine have been built in and may be some addresses or names of dealers. I have already been on the page T237 – "Dodge Truck VIN Decoder – but I got no hit with my number. Later I found a nice story on the page hemmings.com about the 25-inch engines. But the T236 isn't mentioned with any word. That's it for the moment, thanks in advance to everybody how will publish something. And if there is anybody who needs something about the German VW Kübelwagen, the VW Schwimmwagen or the Russian Gaz 69 or 46 - I can help. Best regards from Dortmund (Germany) Jürgen