Maybe some were machined both ways. I just know that we ran into a
problem trying to replace the engine in my little brother's old '87 dak.
Every engine we found was from a FWD car and didn't have the provisions for
one of the RWD mounts. His original engine, however, would work either way.
Weird.
Doug Myers
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'99 Dakota RC/SB 5.9L/5-speed/3.92SG
K&N Gen II FIPK, Comp Cams '604 cam, Progear timing chain, MP 2-bbl MPI
intake, MP R/T heads, MP polished aluminum valve covers, ASP crank pulley,
Hughes' roller rockers, MP Headers, 3" Dynomax hi-flow cat, 3" Flowmaster,
Flowkooler water pump, Accel Supercoil, Magnecor KV-85 8.5mm Race Wires,
Melling HV oil pump, Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch, Mike Leach PCM
""greg conner"" <dodgeboy93@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:F498NpqhNPPzQT456Un00010b84@hotmail.com...
>
> Thats what I was goig to point out, I know the 2.5l in my moms 90 shadow
was
> machined for motor mounts to mount it in a fwd or rwd car, and I could
> allmost swear the 2.2l in my 88 dakota was the same, guess ya dont know
till
> ya check it out.
>
> Greg Conner
> 1993 RC Dakota Sport
> 3.9L 5speed
> 15.4 @89
>
>
>
> >From: AWyseGuy@aol.com
> >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> >To: aol@dakota-truck.net
> >Subject: Re: DML: Re: DaProjectII
> >Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 01:11:08 EDT
> >
> >In a message dated 10/6/2001 10:45:26 PM Central Daylight Time,
> >dougmyers@starpower.net writes:
> >
> >
> > > Hey man... you do know that the FWD 2.2's don't have the provisions to
> > > mount RWD, right?
> >
> >
> >I'd noticed that there was a RWD 2.2 block available; and sicne they use
> >another block for RWD applications.. why have both my 2.5L Daks come with
> >the
> >FWD mount attached to the block with simply a cover over it?? did they
> >just
> >change the back end of the block.. I haven't gotten to put the 2 side by
> >side
> >for comparisons.
> >Aaron W in AL
> >
> >94 RC WS 2.5L 5spd
> >95 RC Sport 2.5L 5 Spd
> >86 Shelby Charger Turbo
> >
>
>
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