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Old 12-04-2011, 09:17 PM   #248
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Re: Post Your Straight Six Pics!

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Originally Posted by Shaky View Post
The only way I know of to tell the difference between a 230 and a 250 is by the numbers. That engine in the pics above doesn't look like a 292 to me. Check out the difference in the lifter covers. Also the location of the fuel pump/engine mount:
Even that's not certain. The numbers on the motor in my Panel swore up and down that it was a 250, but after I got it apart and checked the stroke, it was a 230. Having said that, I do believe that some PO made it a 230 by switching the rotating assy., for whatever reason.
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