4 cylinder '67 C-10

[Bob B.]

I heard a rumor that a few '67 C-10 short bed trucks were built with the 153 inch Chevy II 4 cylinder (BTW- that engine is still manufactured for Mercury Marine and industrial applications). Supposed to be some special fleet deal. Anyone know for sure?

[thirdstreettito]

Never heard of it. It could be but I'm not sure.

[Longhorn Man]

highly doubtfull

[Stocker]

Never heard of it -- if true, I wonder if it could have been for specialized applications such as mining or railroad.......?

[68gmsee]

I've never seen a full sized truck with a 4 cylinder engine. But, as I've mentioned before, you could order any option with these trucks -especially if it was a fleet order. So, it is possible.

[Longhorn Man]

where did you hear this rumor?
I guess there could have been a handfull of COPO trucks with this set up.... but I'd wanna see a SPID before even considering it to be fact myself.
I'm funny like that, believe half of what you see, and none of what you hear

[Bob B.]

I haver never seen such a truck, it is just something someone told me years ago. I agree, I would need to see a SPID before I believed it.

[100%Chevy]

I've also heard of it-but in the early 60's trucks.
I have a 140 h.p.(153 cu.i.) Mercruiser engine.Why shouldn't it work as a truck engine?
I know it isn't as powerful,but for light duty use,I don't see why not!
I've never actually seen one either.
Mike.

[jugernot]

There it is. The engine that is. I would like to find one, just to have it.

[ChevLoRay]

I know that my '69 Truck Data Manual doesn't list the 4-cyl in the C-10 series of trucks. It isn't listed, nor priced, in that series. My memory doesn't recall that they were offered in the G-series vans, either, at least in '69.

Now, a 4-cyl diesel? Yeah, but not in the C/K-10/20/30 series trucks. But, if you wanted a P-series van, some models did offer the 4-cyl diesel.

For what it's worth, the 2nd Chevy II that I owned was a model 300 4-dr, that had the 4-cyl engine, powerglide transmission and a 4.11 Positrac rearend. I wonder how many were made like that. Yeah, the 4-cyl was the standard engine, but the options on that car also included 2-tone paint, AM radio and deluxe heater. Geeze, I wish I had it back.

[OhioDan]

Originally Posted by jugernot

There it is. The engine that is. I would like to find one, just to have it.

Check some old forklifts, they sometimes use those engines.

[pat 70/71]

Originally Posted by jugernot

There it is. The engine that is. I would like to find one, just to have it.

that motor looks like a nova 4 silly to me check out the oil pan (pick up in front of the oil pan) to clear drag link jus sayin" Pat

[Longhorn Man]

many diesels were 2 stroke... some are still on the road today.

[grayw0lf]

A lot of diesels are 2 stroke, just not typically not in trucks. Locomotives (especially the smaller ones) & many non-ocean going vessels are all 2 stroke diesels.

[ChevLoRay]

When I was in 'Nam, we had an opportunity to go to Bangkok for 3 days. While there, I also had an opportunity to do the floating market tour and did. The boat we were on resembled the tugboat in the Golden Book about the Little Tug Boat, but the engine in it was a single-cylinder diesel. Don't know if it was a 2 or 4-cycle, but it was a diesel.

On the island of Taiwan, their common "truck" was a three-wheeled vehicle that did have a single-cylinder 2-stroke diesel. It would putt-putt-putt as it went down the road at some ungodly speed of 15MPH. They carried a stack of rice in burlap bags that had to be 8-ft high in the bed of the truck.

I drove a Gamma Goat in the Army Guard. It had a 3-53 diesel in it. I wanted to find one and put it in a Chevy truck to hook up to an SM420 or SM465 gearbox.

I love to listen to one of the Detroit Diesel engines in the big trucks of the sixties/seventies. Somebody posted a YouTube link on here where one of them was accelerating away from the camera. It was cool.

But the basis for this post is the little 153 gasoline 4-banger, later known by Pontiac as the Iron Duke, and installed in Astre's (Pontiac's version of the Vega).

[airdale94]

Originally Posted by ChevLoRay

I wanted to find one and put it in a Chevy truck to hook up to an SM420 or SM465 gearbox.

I love to listen to one of the Detroit Diesel engines in the big trucks of the sixties/seventies. Somebody posted a YouTube link on here where one of them was accelerating away from the camera. It was cool.

Check this out!

YouTube- 4-53T 2 stroke detroit diesel and 2...

[Longhorn Man]

is this engine the same as the 2.5 pontiac iron duke? That was a 151 cubic inch engine...
Once it was a 2.5 in the late 70's, it went into everything, and is actually worth some money as a rebuildible core today.
It was in the monzas and the clone cars
S-10
Camaro/firebird (82 - 85ish)
Celebrity
Citation
Lumina
postal trucks
and maybe in the cavalier too

[drivethechevy]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

is this engine the same as the 2.5 pontiac iron duke? That was a 151 cubic inch engine...
Once it was a 2.5 in the late 70's, it went into everything, and is actually worth some money as a rebuildible core today.
It was in the monzas and the clone cars
S-10
Camaro/firebird (82 - 85ish)
Celebrity
Citation
Lumina
postal trucks
and maybe in the cavalier too

the iron duke is a pretty fun little motor, i have a monza 2 door wagon with the iron duke and a 4 speed that i will drive around collecting parts at my familys junk yard, its a cool little beast, if the car was in better shape i would love to drive it as a daily driver but alas minnesota has done its work on the car

[caminokid]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

is this engine the same as the 2.5 pontiac iron duke? That was a 151 cubic inch engine...
Once it was a 2.5 in the late 70's, it went into everything, and is actually worth some money as a rebuildible core today.
It was in the monzas and the clone cars
S-10
Camaro/firebird (82 - 85ish)
Celebrity
Citation
Lumina
postal trucks
and maybe in the cavalier too

the Vega
Chevette

[grayw0lf]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

is this engine the same as the 2.5 pontiac iron duke? That was a 151 cubic inch engine...
Once it was a 2.5 in the late 70's, it went into everything, and is actually worth some money as a rebuildible core today.
It was in the monzas and the clone cars
S-10
Camaro/firebird (82 - 85ish)
Celebrity
Citation
Lumina
postal trucks
and maybe in the cavalier too

The Iron Duke 153cid is not the same as the 151cid they used a good bit in the 80's Fiero's & S-10's. For one, on the later model, the exhaust & intake are on different sides of the engine. The 153 in marine use was usually 110 - 130hp, depending on the years. The 151 in my former '89 S-10 was rated at a whopping 98hp!

In my opinion, the 151cid is a dog & a P.O.S. They were notorious for getting hot spots due to carbon buildup & burning the #2 or #3 piston.

[67_C-30]

The 153 Chevy II engine was never called the Iron Duke. The Iron Duke was the 2.5L 151 cu in Pontiac built engine. I have an old magazine from 1977 introducing the Iron Duke . My 1982 Camaro owners manual refers to the 4 cyl engine in the Camaro as the 2.5L "Iron Duke". I do agree that the 153 is a better engine. My granddather had a old inboard boat built in 60's with a 153, and ran it all the way up until about 5 years ago with engine problems in all those years. I think some people have sorta retronamed both of the engines the 151 and 153 Iron Duke, but its not correct to my knowledge. I can't find any factory literature referring to the 153 as an Iron Duke engine.

[caminokid]

You know...anything is possible. You guys remember in the 80's when they were dropping 4 cyls in Firebirds and Camaro's? If the was a 4 in a truck....talk about a worthless turd. Like the 80's F Bodies....could pull themselves out of their own way.

[Longhorn Man]

I am 99% positive the chevette never got the 2.5 the Vega probably did, and I actually ment to put it on that list.

[caminokid]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

I am 99% positive the chevette never got the 2.5 the Vega probably did, and I actually ment to put it on that list.

I maybe wrong Andy...but I think the 85 Chevette I had....had the 2.5.

[chevymad]

AMC used the 2.5 in several of their cars too. Worked on an amc eagle with one. With that heater box the distributor was next to impossible to get to.