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Re: 53 Bel Air engine overheats
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 9/13/2013

YES, that is a 235-cid engine. The side cover that goes to the top of the block, not all the way to the top of the head, is the giveaway. BUT, the engine is fitted with a 216 valve cover (unless it is one of a small number of early 235's that had the covers mo... Login to read more.