Pacemaker with a 500 flathead 6cyl.

402Bowtie
402Bowtie Member
edited November -1 in HUDSON
Today I saw Pacemaker 4 door with a 6 cylinder flathead. It has the single carb. On the head where it usually says 308,262 or 232, it was showing 500. Whats ups with this? :confused: Bill

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  • nick s
    nick s Senior Contributor
    in 1950 the pacemaker's heads were marked 500. this represented the model number 500 rather than cubic inches. being a sole year feature and engine this makes it easy to identify a narrow block 232 head.
  • 402Bowtie
    402Bowtie Member
    Thanks Nick!! Again I learned something new from the forum!
  • hudsonguy
    hudsonguy Senior Contributor
    nick s wrote:
    in 1950 the pacemaker's heads were marked 500. this represented the model number 500 rather than cubic inches. being a sole year feature and engine this makes it easy to identify a narrow block 232 head.



    Nick,



    Would you know then if all narrow block 232 heads are marked 500? Or could there have been some narrow ones used in early 51 that were marked 232?



    Thanks
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    In 1951 all 232 engines were "wide blocks" and the 500 series numbering on the head was discontinued.
  • hudsonguy
    hudsonguy Senior Contributor
    Fred C wrote:
    In 1951 all 232 engines were "wide blocks" and the 500 series numbering on the head was discontinued.



    In other words....are all narrow block 232 heads marked '500'?
  • Unknown
    Unknown
    That is correct
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