216 cu. in.

YEAR

NUMBERS

BLOCK CASTING NUMBERS

1937

1 to 1187821

838101
838710

1938

1187822 to 1915446 [FLINT]
B1 to B10502 [BUFFALO/
TONAWANDA]

838710

1939

1915447 to 2697267
B10503 to B105461

838941

1940

2697268 to 3665902
B105462 to B221935

839132

1941

AA1001 to AA1163720
AC1001 to AC19549

839400

 
 

PREFIXES

 
 

1942

2AA, 2AC, BA

839770

1942 to 1951

CHEVROLET

3837012

1942 to 1953

CHEVROLET TRUCK

8335794

1946

DA

839770

1947

EA

839770

1948

FA

3835253

1949

GA

3835253

1950

AHCA, AHCM, BHCA, BHCM, HAA, HAM, HAC, HAP, HBA, HBM, HCA, HCM, HCD, HCQ

3835497

1951

AJCA, AJCM, BJCA, BJCM, JAA, JAM, JAC, JAP, JBA, JBM, JCA, JCM, JCD, JCQ

3835497

1952

AKCA, AKCM, BKCA, BKCM, KAA, KAM, KAC, KAP, KBA, KBM, KCA, KCM, KCD, KCQ

3835497

1952

CHEVROLET

3835794

1953

ALCC, ALCP, BLCC, BLCP, LAG, LAT, LAJ, LAV, LBA, LBM, LCA, LCM, LCC, LCP, LCD, LCQ, LCR, LCU

3835849

 
 

235 cu. in.

YEARS

PREFIXES

BLOCK CASTING NUMBERS

1941

AG, AL

3660439

1942

BG, BL

839751

1946

BG, BL-1^st DESIGN

839751

1946

DDA, DDM, DEA, DEM-2^nd DESIGN

839751

1947

EDA, EDM, EEA, EEM

3835335

1948

FDA, FDM, FEA, FEM

3835309

1949

GDA, GDM, GEA, GEM

3835309

1950

HDA, HDM, HEA, HEM

3692703

1951

JDA, JDM. JEA, JEM

3692703

1952

KDA, KDM. KEA, KEM

3835692

1950-1952

CHEVROLET TRUCK

3692713

1953

LDA, LDM. LEA, LEM, LAA

3701946
3701483

1954

T54 [TONAWANDA] OR F54 [FLINT]
FOLLOWED BY
L, LA,M, MA, MB,N, P, Q, R,S,T,TA,U, UA, UB, X, XZ, XB, Y, YE, YG, Z, ZC, ZE,ZB

3701481

1954

CHEVROLET

3845363

1954

EXC 1953 STICK

3701481

1954

FIRST SERIES

3835911

1955

FIRST SERIES

3733949

1955

04/01/56

3836233

1955 to 1957

CHEVROLET

3837004

1956 to 1962

 
 

3764476

1958 to 1959

CHEVROLET TRUCK

3738307

1958 to 1960

CHEVROLET

3738307

1960

CHEVROLET TRUCK

3739716

261 cu. in.

1954 to 1955

FIRST SERIES

3702436
3703414

1954 to 1955

CHEVROLET TRUCK

3733950

1955 to 1957

 
 

3836340

1955 to 1957

CHEVROLET TRUCK

3733340

1955 to 1959

CHEVROLET TRUCK

3738813

1956

 
 

3836340

1957

 
 

3836340

1958 to 1962

CHEVROLET TRUCK

3739365

1959

 
 

3759365

1959 to 1962

CHEVROLET TRUCK

3769717

1959 to 1962

CHEVROLET TRUCK

3769925

1960 to 1962

 
 

3769923

SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS: The 235 cu. in. engine can be distinguished from the 216 engine by the engine serial number prefix as follows:

1941

AG or AL

 
 

1942

BG or BL

 
 

1946

BG or BL (FIRST DESIGN)

 
 

1946

DDA, DDM, DEA, or DEM (SECOND DESIGN)

 
 

1947

EDA, EDM, EEA, or EEM

 
 

1948

FDA, FDM, FEA, FEM, FCF, or FCS

 
 

1949

GDA, GDM, GEA, GEM, GCF, or GCS

 
 

1950

HDA, HDM, HEA, HEM, HCF, or HCS

 
 

1951

JDA, JDM, JEA, JEM, JCF, or JCS

 
 

1952

KDA, KDM, KEA, KEM, KCF, or KCS

 
 

1953

LDA, LDM, LEA, LEM, LCF, or LCS