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Old 02-03-2013, 04:18 PM
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Hi everyone!

I just purchased a 1995 Ram 1500 with 5,2 Magnum. It has 244k miles on it, but the engine looks very clean, doesn´t smoke, not breathing oil and is looking very clean outside.

I began to wonder, if it has engine replaced. There´s a sticker on a right valvecover, which looks brand new. The sticker has the following codes on it:

2-066
95411
53020
411
20365
1094

I tried to search those codes, but Google find nothing. Can anyone help. Thanks, Pete
 
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Old 02-03-2013, 04:58 PM
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Maybe the previous owner took really good care of it? I'd contact them and find out. My buddy has a 2003 dodge stratus with 265,000 on the original engine and when you look at the engine bay you'd guess there was no more than 20,000 on it
 
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There is no way to really tell unless you speak with the PO and ask him..
 
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Look for a builders tag on the block. Alot of shops will glue a small metal plate to it somwhere.
 
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The stickers on the valve covers looked nearly new after washing the valve covers, after 134,000. Of course I peeled these off before painting covers. I have never seen a rebuilt engine with stcikers on valve covers, but I have seen the tag on the block as mentioned by QC.
 



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