Sometimes I wonder why offer my skills

I must admit I made up numbers to make the point, but I specifically remember being told that there were several starters available for that Scout (yes, 345 not 348) and that some could interchange, but some couldn't. He also told me that there were several wiring harnesses used throughout the vehicle, and that other parts were used based on successful bids and changed throughout the model year.

With that said, you could be right and this guy could have mis-read the factory manuals he had from when he was selling the stuff new. (Or more likely, my memory sucks so badly that I'm mixing stories with something else that really happened!)