However, your 153-inch engine is different from the “Iron Duke” that powered many GM cars through 1992. The 153 engine would later be used as a base for the development of GM's 4-cylinder “Iron Duke” 151-incher used in GM compact and mid-size cars beginning in 1977. Introduced in 1961 as a 1962 model, the Chevy II was the first car to offer a Chevrolet 4-cylinder engine since 1928. This inline-4 engine was built and used by Chevrolet, but also appeared in GM built U.S. Donald Baliszewski (A Proud American overseas), PSC, APO AE 09707.Ī: Donald, Chevy’s 153-incher was used from 1962 through 1970 in the lower priced Chevy II and Nova lines. Do you know if this type additive really works and what are the product names and manufactures?Īs for both questions I have searched high and low and have not been able to find any information especially on the Nova II 4 cylinder motor. I hear there are products (Wynn’s for one) on the market that can be added to the gearbox that can stop the leak if the seal is just dried up and not cracked. Where was this motor produced and in what year GM cars was it used? I am trying to locate items to beef up the motor, like dual carb manifold and split exhaust.Īlso, this pickup sat for many years and it has a gearbox leak, assumed to be the seal on the front. This Gasket Set includes: Copper Head Gasket, Oil Pan, Oil Distributor Valve, Oil Distributor Mounting, Oil Pump Cover, Valve Cover, Valve Cover Grommets, Push Rod Cover, Spark Plug Seals, Oil Pan Drain Plug, Fuel Pump Mounting, Fuel Pump Bowl, Exhaust Pipe Flange, Exhaust Pipe Packing, Water Outlet, Carburetor Base, Intake & Exhaust Manifold, Intake to Exhaust, Carburetor Riser to Intake, Oil Pump Cover, Water Pump Mounting, Timing Cover & Plate Gaskets, Timing Cover Cork Seal.Q: Greg, a year ago I purchased and 1928 Model "A" Ford pickup that was built in the mid Sixties as a nostalgia pickup "Rat Rod." It has a 90-hp Chevy II 4 cylinder 153 cubic inch engine with a carburetor. The late 1935 engine has two 1-5/16" holes in the center of the head gasket. 1935 ENGINES - COMPARE TO RS-504C which was used on late 1935 and on all engines in 1936. This head gasket is copper and has two 13/16" ID holes in the center. It also fits EARLY 1935 Master & Standard models with 45 degree valve seats. It fits 1934 Chevrolet Master cars & trucks. This is a high quality complete engine overhaul gasket set, made in the USA by Best Gasket Company. Some engine builders use a spray-on sealant like Copper Coat. Install GraphTite head gaskets using whatever sealant methods have proven to work well for you over the years. GraphTite head gaskets have superb sealing characteristics, excellent torque retention, and hold up to the punishment dished out by high-performance engines ñ high quality all the way. Steel fire rings are installed in the combustion chamber areas of the gasket. This modern engineered, high-performance material is rated to a temperature of 1400 degrees-F. GraphTite consists of Kevlar reinforced graphite facing material mechanically bonded to both sides of a perforated steel core. This is a Graph Tite head gasket for 1939-1962 GMC six-cylinder truck engines.