Re: ENGINES: 214 VS. T245


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Posted by carla on April 22, 1998 at 16:38:00:

In Reply to: ENGINES: 214 VS. T245 posted by Tom Kluczynski on April 20, 1998 at 23:19:46:

tom---we fitted a dodge truck "265" six to our m37

its externally the same as a "251", and fitted

perfectly cos the m37 chassis has provision for

both lengths of engine--on ours, the front cross

member had to be drilled for the front engine

mount bracket---the alignment was obvious once

the engine was in place on the rear mounts---so

it was quick and easy---everything else fitted up

perfectly--we used a flex type top rad hose cos

the thermostat housing no longer lined up exactly

with the radiator---radiator position stayed

unaltered, we simply removed the spacer under the

fan---the rad. shroud wouldn't fit w/o a bit of

modification. in my own opinion, since the "251"

was a works fitment to some of the m37's , the

truck is still "original", that is , to all but

the most fetishistic concours purist. the little

bit of torque gained by fitting the larger engine

will make a noticable difference when pulling a

hill--if you'd really rather run the smaller

engine, then e-mail me--we have a low-mileage

t245 block we would sell you very cheaply, or

would trade for whatever

hope this helps

carla


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