Hi all, I have a hobby truck that is an LN cab on a F250/350 chassis, and would like to find out what all the info on the door (warrenty) tag has too tell. tag reads as follows:
N70DVJ23935
220 M N703 4A8 M E34
24000 164 3800 87
I'll post up some pics in a bit if you all want to see them. (I used a pic of it as my avatar)
The truck is not titled off the original vin anymore, Iowa gave the truck an assembled vin back in '83.
I'd like to know for sure what the cab is (was) I'm guessing LN700 gas but I have no Idea what the rest is. I have light tk breakdown charts and the only things I'm guessing are LN700, Louisville plant, 24k gvw, 164"w.b., 3800 lb capacity?
Thanks in advance for your help.
OH,,,,,,BTW,,, just stumbled on this part of the forum and I must say that I like seeing something other than pickup threads, I will have to (come over from the diesel forums and) hang out on here a bit and learn some things.

 

Would love to write up a decode-the-door-tag post, but no idea where to get the info from.

 

Number Dummy is the best source for this info, but I may be able to tell you a few things based on my own VIN. It Should be a late '70s LN7000 that had a 636 (3208) caterpillar diesel that was built in the Kentucky plant. I can only guess at the exact year, but I'm pretty sure it's not a '79 like mine. (R70) Hope this helps.

 

N70 = LN700 (gas).

D = 330 2V Heavy Duty FT engine.

V = Kentucky Truck Assembly Plant.

J23935 = 1970.

220" Wheelbase.

M = Wimbledon White.

N703 = LN700 (gas), 24,000 lbs. GVWR

4A8: 4A = Black all Vinyl // 8 = LN Series Standard Cab w/o Butterfly Hood.

M = Clark model 285-V-22 5 Speed Manual Transmission.

E34: E3 = Eaton model 16244 2 Speed Rear Axle / 6.50/9.04-1 / 17,500 lb. Rear Axle Capacity // 4 = Ford Front Axle w/o P/S / 7,000 lb. Front Axle Capacity.

24,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

164 net HP @ 3800 RPM

87 = Truck was ordered by an outside body maker.

Krewat: Decoded from the 1964/72 Ford Truck Parts Catalog, available on a CD from hipoparts.com for $22.00.

hipo also has: 1948/56 truck / 1957/63 truck / 1973/79 LIGHT truck / 1973/79 HEAVY truck / 1980/89 LIGHT truck / 1980/89 HEAVY truck.

 

Well I was way off. It's good to have someone around who knows this info.

 

Wow Ty all who answered and Big thanks to NumberDummy. You are the best! I know it means little that the cab is first year L-series as far as value because the truck is pieced together but I was hoping it was older than me. It is but barely!