GENERAL DATA
V
e
h~
~tific
·
.tion
Number (yIN)
This
Is the legal identifier
fo
r your vehicle. H appears on a plate
attac~
to
the
left top
of
the
instrument
panel. This plate can beseen easily through
the
windshield
from
outside your vehicle
(see
Illustration). The
VIN
also
appears
on
the Certificates
of
Title and Registration .
.
ENGINE
CODE TY PI.
CAL
VIN
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~
b
Engine ldentiftcet
lori
You can identify your 1983
GM
engine from the Vehicle ldentlfication Number.
The
eig,th
Cha
racter
of
the VIN
is
the
Engine Code. See the Engine Code
identification
chart
below. Some infOfmation
in
this manual may refer
to
the
Engine Code.
Fo
r ex!!mple, a 5.0 Liter V.& engine may be referred
to
as
a
5.0,
Uter
o(Engine Code H) engine. <
1983 E
NG
INE
CODE
IDENTI
FI
CAT
I
ON
ENGINE DESCRIPTION
Produced·
Displacement
'".
in
aG
M Plant
Engine
Code
Liter
(CIO)
Type
Synem pPerated
by
:
K
3.8
(ml
v
..
2 Btl!.
ChONfol
't
Motor
DivIsion
A 3.812311
V~
2 Bbl. B
uiC:
k M
otor
Division
H ·
5.0
1305)
V~
4 Bbl.
CheY.-olet
Motor
Diltision'
N
5
.7
(350)
V~
DjlllSel
Oldsmobile
Motor
Djltision
*
or
Gene
ral M
otors
01
Canada
7-5