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Clean '86 Caravan SE spotted for sale last week

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658 views 22 replies 7 participants last post by  katoranger  
I’ve lost 3 of them all under 100k. 1 launched bearings at 78k after sitting for a week. 1 launched a rod at 98k getting on the interstate. 1 broke the rocker pedestal and destroyed a head at 88k.

They’re fine cruiser engines, but once you start pushing them they’re trash.
I don’t think anyone else on here has ever complained about problems like this. Rocker pedestals were a design problem, but were fixed. My first went 300k before the trans died, and my second 240k before the timing chain broke due to a cam bearing problem.

I guess your problems must have been a lack of maintenance. ;-)