1953 Pontiac ~ Technical Facts And Figures

CAR SERIAL NUMBERS
                       The car serial number is attached to the left front door pillar post.
                       The engine serial number is stamped on a machined pad at the top left-
                       hand front corner of the cylinder block and is the same as the car serial
                       number.

STYLE PAINT AND TRIM NUMBER
                       The style, paint and trim  numbers are are stamped on the 
                       plate attached to the right front side of the dash.

CAR DATA
                       Wheelbase ~ 122"
                       Overall Length  
                       Passenger Car ~ 202.7"
                       Station Wagon ~ 205.3"
                       Sedan Delivery ~ 202.6"

GAS TANK CAPACITY
                       Passenger Car ~ 20 gal
                       Station Wagon/Sedan Delievery ~ 16 gal

ENGINE AND COOLING
                       Eight Cylinder Inline L-head, Cast Iron Block,  
                       BHP 118@3600 RPM Syncromesh
                       BHP 122@3600 RPM Hydro-Matic
                       Five Main Bearings
                       Solid Valve Lifters
                       Carbs ~ Carter WCD 719S or 719SA (Syncromesh) 
                                     Carter WCD 720S or 720SA Two Barrel (Hydra-Matic)

		6 Cyl	8 Cyl
	Bore Stroke Piston Displacement Tappet Clearance Hot/Running Spark Plug Gap Breaker Point Gap Crankcase Refill Cooling System Capacity with underseat heater	3 3/8" 4 " 239.2 Cu.in .011-.013" .025" .022" 5 qts 18 1/4 qts 20 qts	3 9/16" 3 3/4" 268.4 cu.in .011-.013" .025" .016" 5 qts 18 3/4 qts 20 1/2 qts

COMPRESSION RATIO  

Hydra Matic equipped cars have standard Comp. ratio of   Syncro Mesh eight cylinder cars have standard Comp ratio of Syncro Mesh six cylinder cars have standard Comp ratio of Both 6 & 8 cylinder cars can have optional Comp ratio of

7.7:1 6.8:1 7.0:1 7.7:1

TYRES ~ TIRES 

	Tire Size		Start Pressure	City Pressure	Highway Pressure
	7.10-15  7.60-15 Station Wagon & Sedan Delivery 7.10-15 (6 ply)	Front Rear Front Rear Front Rear	24 lbs 24 lbs 22 lbs 20 lbs 28 lbs 30 lbs	27 lbs 27 lbs 25 lbs 23 lbs 31 lbs 33 lbs	29lbs 29 lbs 27 lbs 25 lbs 33 lbs 35 lbs

                         Start Pressure after car has been standing for three hours
                         City Pressure after driving car 3 miles or more, below 40 mph
                         Highway Pressure after driving car 3 miles or more, above 40 mph

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