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Question posted by emmylouieaccardi on May 18th, 2014

Problems Locating An Engine!

My mother and I are trying to locate the engine in this type of car. We need to jump start it and we can't seem to find the engine. Please help!

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Answer #1: Posted by BusterDoogen on May 24th, 2014 6:12 PM
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The engine is in the front of the van under the hood. Release the hood release found under the driver dash at the kick panel.

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