I am trying to figure out if a prospective free truck is an 88 or 89. It says on the door that it was manufactured in 05/87...does that mean it's an 88?
I am curious because I think the engine needs a rebuild. It has done a LOT of towing and the engine seems to be a little weak. Any ideas what sort of engine I could drop in this sucker? Costs of doing so?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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kb
What does the title say? May could go either way. But most likely it's an '87.
the 10th character of the VIN would show the year : h = 1987 , j = 1988 k =
1989 ( the letter ' i ' wasn't used ) >what will you be using the truck for? if its for towing, etc.., then i would drop a 350 or a 396 in it (it probably already has a 350 in it), if not for towing then i would drop a 305 in there. plenty of power and would use a bit less gas than a 350 or 396, although im pretty sure its gonna have a carbeurator on it anyway. if it's fuel injected it would definitely get better gas mileage. the last time i looked around for 350's they were going for $1500 - $2000, although im sure you could find one cheaper, or even do a rebuild on the one already in the truck.
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