1938 Chevy trucks had a six-cylinder engine with a 216.5-cubic-inch piston displacement. This engine's bore and stroke were 3 1/2 inches and 3 3/4 inches, respectively. Bore refers to the diameter of a cylinder in an engine. Stroke refers to the distance a piston moves in the engine cylinder.
The engines in Chevy half-ton, 3/4-ton and 1 1/2-ton pickup trucks produced 29.4 horsepower. When they were run at between 850 and 3,200 revolutions per minute, these engines offered 170 ft-lbs. of torque.
1938 Chevy pickup trucks rolled off the assembly line with a number of supplemental tools and equipment. They had a tire pump, a tire jack, an adjustable wrench, a spark plug wrench, an oil can and a wheel wrench.