Block question

[Mr Overkill]

Right now i have my 90 2.2 vnt common block apart needing all these repairs


If i find another block what year would it ne the same as mine


what i mean by that is with the common block that i have and the forged crank any t-2 block right??



thanks ALL

[mo' parts]

any commonblock. though you would need to remove the balance shafts from a 2.5 commonblock.

[Mr Overkill]

only the 2.2 vnt had balance shafts right

[mo' parts]

im not sure on the vnt, they might have had them. all 2.5 common blocks had them.
hopefully someone else will chime in for the vnt's.

[Snaar]

Yeah, '90 VNTs do have them. Mine does.

[Mr Overkill]

ok so for a replacement block i can just look for a 2.2 90 up common block right i am not using the balance shafts anyway or if im lucky a 90 vnt common 2.2

[mo' parts]

commonblocks are from 89 up.

[Mr Overkill]

adam i see that but what i am trying to figure out is if a 2.2 cb and a 2.2 vnt cb is the same

Since the vnt came with shafts and the reg 2.2 didnt Is the oil perssure feed still there and its just pluged up ?

The 2.2L T2 common blocks were not drilled for the balance shaft oil feed. You can get an 89-94? 2.2L block and crank, but only the VNT, T3, and T2 motors will have the forged crank. If you can't find a good 2.2L block, you can always go with a 2.5L bottom end, as the 2.5L T1 motors had the standard HD floating connecting rods and the same block as your VNT motor. I hope this helps.

Clark