Is my Chiltons book wrong about my vin#

[metalmaster1310]

I have a 77' CJ7 with what I believe to be the original AMC 304 v8. This matches what my vin# says should be in there according to the Chiltons repair book I have . On the very next page of the Chiltons, it says the AMC 304 was only stuck in the CJ5 and 6. Was the AMC 304 originally stuck in the CJ7 or is this just a typo?

 

[jeepardy]

If your 7th digit in the vin is an "H" then it came with the AMC 304 . I'd trust the factory vin and not the Chiltons book. I've given up on Chiltons and prefer to go with a Haynes manual or better yet a FSM or TSM if I can find them

 

[two guns]

Being you said that about the seventh digit, what does it say for AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l Six.
And what do the other digits stand for ?

with all thanks,
two guns

 

[jeepardy]

If 7th digit is an "A" AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l 1 bbl if "C" AMC 258 i6 / 4.2l 2bbl
For the other numbers, this is about the most concise vin decoder I've found
Decoding Jeep CJ VIN Numbers

 

[metalmaster1310]

I have an H which should mean AMC 304 v8.

 

[Damage Inc]

I have the letter U.
86 CJ7
I dont see this on the decoder.
What does it mean?

 

[BusaDave9]

I have the letter U.
86 CJ7
I dont see this on the decoder.
What does it mean?

U is a AMC 150 four cylinder.
Here is another VIN decoder that includes your engine:
Jeep Vin Decoder - 1981 - 1986 CJ & J Series Vin Decoder Page

 

[OldC7]

I have a D listed for my Transmission . Its not on the decoder for my 1980 CJ7 .
Any ideas what that means?
It has an automatic in it.