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WHAT YEAR 2.6L?

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Mon Dec 14, 2009 8:22 pm
by 80D50SPORT
AROUND WHAT YEAR 2.6 L DIDNT HAVE THE LITTLE TIN COVER ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE BLOCK COVERING THE BALANCE SHAFT? I BOUGHT A RAIDER WITH A LOCKED UP MOTOR AND IT HAD THE COVER ON THE SIDE ..ALSO THE MOTOR IN MY 80 D50 HAS THE SAME COVER BUT I DONT KNOW FOR A FACT THAT IT IS ORIGINAL ( PRETTY SURE IT IS THOUGH) BUT THE USED MOTOR I GOT DOSEN'T HAVE THE PLATE AND THE GUY I GOT IN FROM JSUT TOLD ME IT CAME OUT OF A TRUCK THAT RUN GOOD BUT THE BODY WAS "BAD"... I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE ABOUT WHAT YEAR IT IS .....ANYBODY EVER NOTICED THIS ? THE PLATE IS HARD TO SEE IF THE COMPRESSOR/BRACKET IS ON....
Re: WHAT YEAR 2.6L?

Posted:
Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:02 pm
by pennyman1
That might be a caravan block- all truck blocks I've seen have the covers.
Re: WHAT YEAR 2.6L?

Posted:
Wed Dec 16, 2009 4:06 pm
by 80D50SPORT
MAYBE SO ... THE HEAD HAS JET VALVES THOUGH... MAYBE VAN BLOCK TRUCK HEAD?
Re: WHAT YEAR 2.6L?

Posted:
Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:00 pm
by TurboMax
hmm. So did the caravan engines still come with balance shafts with not covers?
Re: WHAT YEAR 2.6L?

Posted:
Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:39 pm
by pennyman1
all 2.6s have balance shafts- canadian 2.6s don't have jet valves though. Caravans also had points in the distributor.
Re: WHAT YEAR 2.6L?

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Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:45 pm
by pennyman1
Never tried to adjust a chain guide on a caravan so I wouldn't know. probably a leftover of the kluged 2.6 in a Caravan; the air pump driven off the cam is another example of klugging by mitsu for dodge.
Re: WHAT YEAR 2.6L?

Posted:
Mon Dec 21, 2009 8:13 pm
by 4cylinders
hey, I've got an 80 challenger block, it has the cover. my 86 truck does not.