thanks Bob, i've never seen that VIN code.
there are a few of them out there. as many searches as i do for them i use the vin decoder a lot.
i should just print out that 7th digit engine code so i can see when looking at auctions.
my favor vin decoder is here.
https://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php/Blue...er_Explanation
i don't know where its from but it has the best list for the engine codes (7th digit) that i've seen.
thanks for the new resource!