lonejacklarry Posted March 20, 2018 Report Posted March 20, 2018 Anyone have a rough idea what a Dodge 230 would weigh? No head, generator, flywheel, distributor, oil, etc. Just the block and internals--maybe best description would be a "long" block? Quote
55 Fargo Posted March 20, 2018 Report Posted March 20, 2018 30 minutes ago, lonejacklarry said: Anyone have a rough idea what a Dodge 230 would weigh? No head, generator, flywheel, distributor, oil, etc. Just the block and internals--maybe best description would be a "long" block? Approximately 550 to 600 lbs. Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted March 20, 2018 Report Posted March 20, 2018 Vintage Power Wagon ships them.... Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted March 20, 2018 Report Posted March 20, 2018 5 hours ago, lonejacklarry said: Anyone have a rough idea what a Dodge 230 would weigh? No head, generator, flywheel, distributor, oil, etc. Just the block and internals--maybe best description would be a "long" block? .....short block is the better term for the weight you want... Quote
55 Fargo Posted March 21, 2018 Report Posted March 21, 2018 A slant 6 weighs 475 lbs. These flatheads easily weigh 100 lbs more Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted March 21, 2018 Report Posted March 21, 2018 A 230 is not nearly as heavy as a 251/265. VPW knows the shipping weight. No way is a 23" ENGINE 575 lbs w/o the flywheel and accessories... no way. I've pulled and moved many many many of them. Quote
55 Fargo Posted March 21, 2018 Report Posted March 21, 2018 7 hours ago, Dodgeb4ya said: A 230 is not nearly as heavy as a 251/265. VPW knows the shipping weight. No way is a 23" ENGINE 575 lbs w/o the flywheel and accessories... no way. I've pulled and moved many many many of them. I meant weight with head and flywheel. minus what 100 lbs for those 2 items, its gonna be more than 400 lbs most likely... Quote
Brent B3B Posted March 21, 2018 Report Posted March 21, 2018 man, I don't know what they weigh, but I have "man handled" a few and I would have guessed closer to the 400lb mark. but NOW when I tell the story it was closer to 600lbs you know...... " he said...... she said...... it was!" 3 Quote
Matt Wilson Posted March 21, 2018 Report Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) A few months ago, I weighed a bare 230 block, no head, no crank, no rods or pistons, no flywheel, no camshaft, no lifters, valves or timing chain or timing gears, no oil pump, no water pump or any accessories...so literally a bare block, and it was 150 lbs. I have also weighed a 230 crankshaft, and it was about 75 lbs. Add a few pounds for the pistons and rods, a few more for the camshaft, lifters and valves, a few more for the oil pump, and a few more for the timing chain and gears, and you are probably talking in the neighborhood of 300 - 350 for a block and its internals. This does not include oil pan, the valve covers, or the front engine mounting plate, the timing cover, the intake or exhaust manifolds, or distributor, either. Edited March 21, 2018 by Matt Wilson 1 Quote
MackTheFinger Posted March 21, 2018 Report Posted March 21, 2018 I don't know what the engine alone weighs but a complete 230 Dodge engine/transmission assembly, an extra transmission and fluid drive coupling, rear end, front suspension components, intake and exhaust manifold, cylinder head and a few other extra small parts is close to as much as a Chevy S-10 needs to haul if I'm driving it.. Quote
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