194 straight six
 

I have a parts truck and I thought it had a 230 or 250 in it but according to the number on the passenger side of the block 3879875 it is a 194 Never heard of that engine, but I always deal with the v 8s. Is this engine desirable at all or just a boat anchor. It does run

Re: 194 straight six
 

I can't speak to the desirability of it, but the guys over to inliners international speak highly of them. You could get more answers there.

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I used to have a 62 Chevy ll with the 194 (3.2) engine. It was a good engine overall as far as I can remember. Not a powerhouse but a decent one for the lighter Chevy ll's.

Re: 194 straight six
 

Pretty much built out of the same stuff as the bigger one. On a broad scope, probably even less desireable than the 230/250, but they're probably less common, hense more rare and desirable to those few that need one. IIRC they were the next-up option from the 153-4 in the earlier Chevy II/Nova.

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Thanks for the replies. I have it for sale locally here where I live. We will see

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Be sure to mention in your ad that the 194 head will raise the compression ratio of a 230, 250, or 292 from 8.5 to 9.5 to one.
The head itself might sell the rest of the lump.

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This might be reason enough to back off selling it -at least for now. Might be someone on this site that may be interested.

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When they were in the early Novas the oil pan sump was in the front. To use one in a different chassis a guy used a 230-250 oil pan. Then the oil dipstick didn't work.

George

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Yeah I need to pay the money and post some extra stuff I have on this sight