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1955 dodge Kingsway in Australia wrong engine
DAN REGAN replied to DAN REGAN's topic in P15-D24 Forum
Hi Andy thankyou for the info I have ordered bearings and rings from the states for a 251 Chrysler as they suggest this is the same engine and i hope it all fits perhaps ill never know where this engine came from it is a 25 inch block and couples to a 2 speed power flite auto and thank you for the parts info ill give that a go cheers mate -
Hi Andy im new to the site and a fellow ausy from Perth im looking for info on my 1955 dodge Kingsway coronet which i recently bought from Victoria it has a 251 cubic engine and not the 230 or 237 as it should, engine number is V610300P SERIAL NUMBER 7892995 VIN D49S4931 I'm not sure if its a kew engine from a truck or a Chrysler engine as the engine number does not seem to match anything I can find the crankshaft has been machined 020 thou on the mains and bigends crank shaft journals are 2 1/2 inch mains and 2 1/8 on the bigends and so different from the 237 ci I would like to identify this engine so I can buy parts bearings and rings etc any info would be very gratefully received thank you cheers Dan.
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From what I've picked up in info over the years the mid 50's here in Oz were a real mixture as to what engines we got......as follows
...........the D49 1/2 with the 3 speed had the 23" 230 cube engine
.....the D49 1/2 with the Overdrive had the 25" 228.1 engine
......the D49 3/4 with the powerflite had the 25" 250.6 engine
1955 had no side trim on the doors and 1956 had chromed hooded headlight surrounds..............lol...........so from pics your car maybe a 1956..........but I'm no expert on these models..........lol.........here in Oz as far as I am aware all 25" engines were basically what were known as "Kew" engines, being obtained from Canada via the UK Chrysler Plant in KEW, London, England as being part of the Commonwealth the supply from Canada offered tax concessions....never use the "KEW" term when dealing with US guys as they have no idea what you are talking about......lol........
.........these 25" engines, depending on the bore & stroke could have been 218.06, 228.1 or 250.6 capacity whereas the 23" ex USA sourced Plymouth/Dodge based engines were 201/217.8 and 230 cubic inch capacity with NO internally interchangable parts with the 25" DeSoto/Chrysler based engines.......
............my understanding is that the 218/228/250 or 251 if you wish, all use the same mains at 2 & 1/2" and big ends at 2 &1/8th, at least thats what my workshop manuals covering the 1946-56 Dodge/DeSoto & Plymouth and 1957-62 Chrysler Royals indicate..........
...........I've not heard of a 237 size engine used here in Oz, I thought that size was actually a USA DeSoto size...........but could be wrong.........I would go on what the big end and main sizes are.........who have you contacted for bearings?...........I dunno if any of this helps..........lol...........btw my email address is scaleautomobilia@yahoo.com and phone number anytime is 02-66-425963, I'm in South Grafton, NSW, 2 hrs ahead of West Oz.........nice looking car, BTW........regards,.Andy Douglas
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1955 dodge Kingsway in Australia wrong engine
DAN REGAN replied to DAN REGAN's topic in P15-D24 Forum
thanks very much for your reply's I will attempt to contact andy cheers dan -
Hello to all my name is Dan im in Australia and recently purchased a 1955 dodge Kingsway from Victoria and shipped it home to Perth WA car was a good runner but leaks oil from everywhere so i pulled out the engine and removed the cylinder head only to discover the bore and stroke to be different from the service manual specs, it appears I have a 251 cubic inch engine with a bore of 3 7/16 and a stroke of 4 1/2 inch with 030 thou oversize pistons and crankshaft machined 020 thou on mains and bigends.all journals are good and cylinders only need a light hone problem is I cannot identify this engine, engine number is V610300P VIN NUMBER D49S4931 SERIAL NUMBER 7892995 I'm not sure if this is a kew engine from England or a Chrysler or a dodge and that makes ordering parts a bit tricky as the crankshaft journals are 2 1/2 inch mains and 2 1/8 big ends and differ from the 230 and 237 cubic inch engines If anyone could shed a little light on this subject i would be very grateful, I am new to this site and not very computer savvy so i hope this works thankyou to all in the Mopar community cheers Dan
