Chevy 1500 88 or 89? And what engine

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kristen@ournationscapital.org - 23 Mar 2007 02:45 GMT

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.

Best -

kb

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Steve Barker - 23 Mar 2007 02:51 GMT

What does the title say? May could go either way. But most likely it's an
'87.

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>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
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samstone@aol.com - 23 Mar 2007 10:56 GMT

>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
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the 10th character of the VIN would show the year : h = 1987 , j = 1988 k = 1989
( the letter ' i ' wasn't used )

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big.drizzt@gmail.com - 24 Mar 2007 20:30 GMT

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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