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Carl Copeland (aka Tweety37) [ View ] [ ccopelan@bis.midco.net ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ] Bismarck, North Dakota (701) 255-1399

A friend of mine has a neat Lakes Modified "T" he built a few years ago. He used a 2.5 4 banger engine from a '80 Chev Monza. It has developed a knock. Due to several more pressing projects, he doesn't have time right now to rebuild the motor, so just wants to replace it with another motor. He found a low mileage rebuilt 2.5 4 cylinder from a '90 S10 pu. Does anyone know for sure whether this will interchange with the '80 Monza. All he can find on the internet is interchange manuals for sale. Thanks.

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Posted by Starfire  -  04/01/2008 12:55 PM It would seem to me that a simple phone call to a Chevy dealer's parts department or a salvage yard should do the trick. Also commercial engine re-manufacturer sites on the web might also provide the needed info. Just keep in mind the question is at the short block level not for a complete engine. There would be sufficient differences over ten years which might eliminate the newer engine from being a direct swap into an older vehicle. Interchange manuals deal only with complete compatibility in describing an interchange in most cases. Starfire [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Weimar, Texas   Posted by Tweety37  -  04/01/2008 01:24 PM Thanks for the response, but from past experience, dealer parts departments are not much help. The young guys who work there know how to look up a part for a specific application on the computer, but if it's not in the computer, they're lost. The long block with head is all he's interested in, as he has non-stock carb and exhaust system for his "T". The motor mount location on the block and the bellhousing bolt pattern are the critical parts. The engine re-manufacturing sites are a good idea to search. I'll pass it on to him. Tweety37 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bismarck, North Dakota

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