VIN Decode

[tonyrio]

Hi all.. looking at some of the online VIN decoders, I have come up with the following for my '78 Cherokee. Does it look right for mine? I was told it was a 360, but the VIN seems to indicate a 401 (which would be kinda cool).

J8A17NZxxxxxx

Jeep Corporation
1978
Toledo, Automatic, Left Hand Drive
Cherokee Chief, 2 door, wide track, 109" wheelbase (it has an "S" emblem on the dash)
6200# GVW
V8, 401 CID, 4 Bbl

Thanks!

Is there an easy way (ie, one I can do while it's currently 10 degrees out) to verify the engine by looking at it?

[fulsizjeep]

Crawl underneath and look at the engine block underneath the motor mount brackets. The displacement number is on both sides of the block.
http://jubileejeeps.org/tech/401part3/images/IMG00082_jpg.jpg

[grand_wag_85]

Look at the air cleaner. If it's the original air cleaner there will be a yellow sticker on the driver side that says 401. Like Flint said the only real way to tell is to get underneath.

[tonyrio]

Look at the air cleaner. If it's the original air cleaner there will be a yellow sticker on the driver side that says 401. Like Flint said the only real way to tell is to get underneath.

Cool... thanks guys. It is a replacement edelbrock carb, so the air cleaner is not the original. Looks like I get to get a little dirty in the cold tonight. :D

[710 Burner]

Well according to my favorite resource http://www.ifsja.org/tech/figures/vin78.html
A "Z" code engine is a 401. (assuming it has not been yanked at some point)