[2nd Gen : 91-95]: 3.3 VIN code ?
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3.3 VIN code ?
My 1993 Caravan hood says 3.0 liter on the sticker and the current 3.3 in it has the typical yellow-marker junkyard replacement engine markings. I know a hood can easily be replaced as I replaced one on my other 1993 due to them easily "folding" but the fading in one area blends with the fender; it looks original
Probably slim, but Im wondering if someone stuck a 3.3 in it, or is there a VIN code for a 3.3 ?
Probably slim, but Im wondering if someone stuck a 3.3 in it, or is there a VIN code for a 3.3 ?
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My 1993 Caravan hood says 3.0 liter on the sticker and the current 3.3 in it has the typical yellow-marker junkyard replacement engine markings. I know a hood can easily be replaced as I replaced one on my other 1993 due to them easily "folding" but the fading in one area blends with the fender; it looks original
Probably slim, but Im wondering if someone stuck a 3.3 in it, or is there a VIN code for a 3.3 ?
Probably slim, but Im wondering if someone stuck a 3.3 in it, or is there a VIN code for a 3.3 ?
Another possibility is a mild accident early in life, leading to a hood replacement, or an accident that replaced the front clip. This would explain the fading blending as all the parts could have came from the same van.
3.3L were R code IIRC. 3.0s were code 3. Should be 8th digit
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It's totally possible. Could have had a 3.0 and dumped a trans as the pre-94 670s weren't known for holding up.
Another possibility is a mild accident early in life, leading to a hood replacement, or an accident that replaced the front clip. This would explain the fading blending as all the parts could have came from the same van.
3.3L were R code IIRC. 3.0s were code 3. Should be 8th digit
Another possibility is a mild accident early in life, leading to a hood replacement, or an accident that replaced the front clip. This would explain the fading blending as all the parts could have came from the same van.
3.3L were R code IIRC. 3.0s were code 3. Should be 8th digit
As for the tranny; the van has 257K on it and runs/drives and shifts perfect so I suspect the tranny has been rebuilt; from what I've researched few in those years passed 140-150,000 miles.