Engine: Anyone have a 232 punched out to a 289?

[(S)]

Just curious if they are out there....

[Alan]

Well, Yes and no. First short stroke 232 I built was 3 9/16" bore and 2 13/16" stroke on a 232 block. Put a 289 crank in it and you have 289.

[(S)]

Looking in the spark plug holes I see dished pistons, and stroke seems to be about 4 inches, minus the spark plug hole and the piston 'dish' I get a 289 stroke, roughly speaking. I know what I'm looking at, just curious if anyone else has done this, or has one....... I'm about to replace the fuel pump / cam eccentric, and replace the timing cover with a later style, so I can run a real fuel pump, that is, if they replaced the cam with a modern one.... I have an R1 cam if this one does not already have it. It runs like a lizzard on hot sand already. I put 3 different 232 F pumps on this thing and they do not work.....

This is a 232 block, with 289 pistons and some later model heads 1555294 Quite the mix, I cant wait to go drive this thing....

[ddub]

Mike, If that is my former engine I was told when I bought it that it had a 289 crank. Never knew if it was true.

[(S)]

And it has a thin head gasket....

[(S)]

Don, yes it seems so. It runs like an angry elk, and it leaves its mark, all the same. Never seen one drip, blow, and leak so much oil! I dare say it was 'raced' a bit. It has 4.54 gears out back...... Trying to figure a rebuild plan........ It is a 289, JUst not sure how 'good' they made it.

[ddub]

Your dad has a letter I got from Dwain Grindinger about it.