Engine Size

[wildwilf]

What is the easiest way to determine the size of my motor it is a D43 which is a 1953 car motor. 

The head is 25 1/2 in. long

 

Wilf

[JBNeal]

Flathead Identification

[wildwilf]

Was there but it didn't tell me much

[BobB]

Wow, according to this, my 52B3B's engine is the correct year, but it came from a Plymouth 6 CAR (number starts with P23). That also confirms it is a 218ci.

is there anything I should do differently knowing this?

Does this mean a differently designed engine with different specs or just that this individual engine, made according to a common design, was originally placed in a car rather than a truck?

thx, Bob

[JBNeal]

Verifying the engine casting date, found between the distributor & the oilpan, is important in getting the correct head gasket & rear main seal, as I believe there was a redesign of these parts somewhere around '51.  I had ordered a gasket set for my '48, and the rear main rope seals would not fit in the engine, which I found out years later that I actually had a '55 Plymouth 230 and not a '48 Dodge Truck 218.  I've been looking through various other sources, and the best I can tell is that the D43 is a 230.

[T120]

What is the easiest way to determine the size of my motor it is a D43 which is a 1953 car motor. 

The head is 25 1/2 in. long

 

Wilf

Canadian D43 ...Could be either 218 or 228

[wildwilf]

did they make a 218 or a 230 in a 25 in.?

 

the only ones I have been able to find in a 25 or a 251 and a 265 both were in 53 dodges

[55 Fargo]

did they make a 218 or a 230 in a 25 in.?

 

the only ones I have been able to find in a 25 or a 251 and a 265 both were in 53 dodges

No No No on the 230, your in Canada Dude, Windsor Ontario, Chrysler plant, 201,218,228,237,250.6, 265, all 25 inch long blocks. The 230 is a 23 inch American engine, not Johnny Canuck.. BTW, use the 251 or 265, if that's what you can find...

Edited September 22, 2014 by Fargos-Go-Far

[wildwilf]

thanks for that piece of info

so it is probably a 228 because it 53 dodge D43 motor

[wildwilf]

fel_pro lists a head gasket for a 53 coronet as a 230 Canadian built so hopefully that is it.

Edited September 22, 2014 by wildwilf

[55 Fargo]

fel_pro lists a head gasket for a 53 coronet as a 230 Canadian built so hopefully that is it.

fel pro, engine gaskets for the 251 and 265, fit the others too, they are for 25 inch engines, the US had to be a bit complicated and had 2 different size engine blocks.....LOL remember old Canadian Pontiacs all had Chiverlay engines for the Canadian market, all simplicity for the smaller consumer market, we were just ahead of our time in marketing strategies.....double LOL

[wildwilf]

thanks for the info

[T120]

Noticed this from another thread this morning - Some further info for you...

http://p15-d24.com/topic/36924-engine-number-identification/

[wildwilf]

Thanks Ralph

 

That was a big help because the # is  D43  5733 C

 

so it is a 230CID 25 inch Canadian motor.

 

I really appreciate everyone's help 

 

Thanks

[T120]

Wilf,You're welcome. Appears to be a "typo" in Bill Watson's info.- should read  bore size was the same, stroke was changed for the  

        228 cu in.  (see chart post # 6)

Edited September 23, 2014 by Ralph D25cpe

[bach4660]

Don't ignore what Fargos go far said use the 251, everytime I have gone for parts in Surrey BC, it is the only one that shows up in the books.

[55 Fargo]

Maybe Wilf just wants a 230, get all those speed parts that were harder to get for the longer 25 inch engine.....LOL

No 25 inch 230, but  Dodge cars and pickup trucks did use the 228s.........

[wildwilf]

Fel_pro lists a 53 dodge coronet and wayfair as a 230 Canadian built 25 inch motor.

and North Shore parts can get the gaskets Fel-Pro 7688 C head gasket, OS 915 C oil Pan Gasket and  VS 917 C valve cover gasket

 

I don't really care if the gaskets are for a 228, 230, or 251 as long as they fit and do the job.

Edited September 23, 2014 by wildwilf