A 37 block #838101, (Pictured above), has dipstick and oil filler on right, serial number by fuel pump, and two bolts hold the Ignition distributor on. 38 block #838710, has Serial number by two bolt Dist, where it stayed on 6 cylinder engines to the end of production of 7-main engines in the early 90's.
In 1964 GMC offered the Chevrolet 230 inline six engine, it brought economy, efficiency & low
initial cost to the line duty trucking industry. The time-proved 6-cylinder engine is a product
of GMC Truck & Coach Division's 50 years of truck engine design experience combined with the
vast resources of General Motors Research & Testing Laboratories. These engines are the same
used in Chevrolet Trucks & GMC Handi-vans. Also these are the same engine used in Canadian
Chevy & GMC trucks. But what was the real reason GMC Used these engines in their trucks?
Here it is, straight form the 'Confidential Information For GMC Salesman Only' book.
Light-duty trucks with an in-line six cylinder engine, known as the 'I-Series', constitute an
important expansion of the 1964 truck line. These new models give you a two-way approach toward
additional sale in the light-dut market:
1. You now have light-duty models that are priced to compete with other leading makes, and
2. With additional floor traffic created by interent in a new, lower-priced GMC, you should
increase your sales of V6 powered light truck by stepping up some prospects, the same as
competition moves then up from in-line six to V8. And remember, your V6 is exclusive
The Chevrolet 250 L6 engines also offered in GMC Trucks, this one in 1966 it both the States
& Canada. Here is a list of Inline Six Cylinder Engines used in GMC Trucks in the 1960s:
194 cid, 235 cid, 250 cid, 261 cid, 270 cid, 302 cid.
There was also a 153 cid inline four used in the Handi-Van.
Gross Horsepower | Net Horsepower | Gross Torque lbs. ft. | Net Torque lbs. ft. | Bore - Stroke | Displacement | Compression | Notes | |
153 L4 | 90 @ 4000 rpm | 82 @ 4000 rpm | 152 @ 2400 rpm | 144 @ 2000 rpm | 3.875' - 3.25' | 153 cu. in. | 8.5 to 1 | 1, 2 |
120 @ 4400 rpm | 95 @ 4000 rpm | 177 @ 2400 rpm | 155 @ 2000 rpm | 3.56' - 3.25' | 194 cu. in. | 8.5 to 1 | 1, 2 | |
230 L6 | 140 @ 4400 rpm | 115 @ 3600 rpm | 220 @ 1600 rpm | 200 @ 1600 rpm | 3.875' - 2.25' | 230 cu. in. | 8.5 to 1 | 1 |
140 @ 4400 rpm | 120 @ 3600 rpm | 220 @ 1600 rpm | 205 @ 1600 rpm | 3.875' - 2.25' | 230 cu. in. | 8.5 to 1 | 2, 3 | |
250 L6 | 150 @ 4200 rpm | 125 @ 3800 rpm | 235 @ 1600 rpm | 220 @ 1600 rpm | 3.875' - 3.53' | 250 cu. in. | 8.5 to 1 | 2, 4 |
133 @ 3600 rpm | 120 @ 3600 rpm | 244 @ 1300 rpm | 220 @ 1400 rpm | 3.781' - 4.00' | 296.5 cu. in. | 7.75 to 1 | 2, 6 | |
292 L6 | 170 @ 4000 rpm | 153 @ 3600 rpm | 275 @ 1700 rpm | 255 @ 2000 rpm | 3.875' - 4.125' | 292 cu. in. | 8.0 to 1 | 2, 5 |
1. Engines Used in GMC Handi-Van & Handi-Bus.
2. Engines Used in GMC Value Van models.
3. Optional Chevrolet Inline six offered in 1964-1965 series 1000-2500.
4. Optional Chevrolet Inline six offered in 1966 series 1000-2500.
5. Optional Chevrolet Inline six offered in 1966 series 3500-4000.
6. Dry weight less accessories, 586 lbs.
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