Do these two vehicles have the same tranmission?

Try a Chilton's manual, or Haynes Manual found at most major auto parts stores. They should have a listing of the transmissions in them, most stores will let you look at them in the store. Otherwise try asking the people that work in the stores.

Try a Chilton's manual, or Haynes Manual found at most major auto parts stores. They should have a listing of the transmissions in them, most stores will let you look at them in the store. Otherwise try asking the people that work in the stores.

Maybe this will get you started

The '91 has a hydromechanical automatic transmission. The '95-'96 has an electronically-controlled automatic transmission. The two can be interchanged, but it's not just a simple trans swap; you need a fair bit of wiring, the transmission control module, etc.

Thanks for all this useful information. We have decided not to get the

96 as chances are, even if we can make it fit it would be a hassle.

Sooooooo we are looking for other Astro's or Safari's and keeping our

91 as a parts vehicle. Does anyone know the years (91 and newer) of Astro's and Safari's we should be considering? I will check the VIN once we go, but if I know ahead of time a 94 Safari engine won't fit, no sense in even going to look at it.

There's a 93 Safari with high mileage that's pretty cheap, we may consider that one if chances are decent we can use the engine if need be from our 91 Astro.

We may go look at the Hayne's manuals, or buy one so we have it around as it's useful anyways. But it's always nice to have a few opinions as well :)

Katherine

Thanks for all this useful information. We have decided not to get the

96 as chances are, even if we can make it fit it would be a hassle.

Sooooooo we are looking for other Astro's or Safari's and keeping our

91 as a parts vehicle. Does anyone know the years (91 and newer) of Astro's and Safari's we should be considering? I will check the VIN once we go, but if I know ahead of time a 94 Safari engine won't fit, no sense in even going to look at it.

There's a 93 Safari with high mileage that's pretty cheap, we may consider that one if chances are decent we can use the engine if need be from our 91 Astro.

We may go look at the Hayne's manuals, or buy one so we have it around as it's useful anyways. But it's always nice to have a few opinions as well :)

Katherine

'94 was the last model year in which both the TBI and Vortec versions of the 4.3 V6 engine were available.

Transmission interchange, however, is '92-down vs. '93-up.