Replacement engine

[texas275]

I have a 53 B4B pickup that had a siezed motor. I picked up a 218 out of a 51 Plymouth Business Coupe that was said to be running when they pulled it. I looks exactly like my 53 truck engine, but being pretty new to all of this my question is this.

Am I going to have any fit, or matching problems with my 53 truck frame, bell housing, transmission, etc?

Thanks in advance for your responses, Tom

[Young Ed]

If your truck is a non fluid drive model you're good to go. If you have fluid drive the crank from the plymouth won't have 8 bolt holes required to hook up the fluid drive unit. You'll need to swap oil pans and pickups to the front sump unit from your truck.

[texas275]

It is not a fluid drive, but I will need to swap oil pans and oil pick up. Got it.

I have not looked over the oil pickup, Does the oil pickup simply unscrew, (I hope, I hope, I hope) or is there more to it?

[Young Ed]

I believe its just a pipe thread into the bottom of the block that can be undone with a pipe wrench. Its been a while since I've done one though. I will be doing this swap in reverse but haven't started it yet so I can't say for sure how it comes off.

[ggdad1951]

yes, don't forget to swap pans!

I *think* we just hand treaded the pick up tube in and snugged it on my engine. With the bend in it, it can't really unthread.

[texas275]

Yep just threaded the one off of the truck into the Plymouth motor no problem.

[greg g]

Using the truck motors crank and rods will render the 218 into a 230. The only difference in the cubic inches comes through the stroke, so you may want to give that a thought before you give up some Horse power.

[Young Ed]

I'd check that first. Trucks carried the 218 over longer.