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Old Oct 13, 2019 | 08:05 PM
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It broke in half at the steering shaft. Very strange as it happened while spotting in a parking lot. It just came off the road to a warehouse. Something bad must have happened years ago?
 
Old Oct 14, 2019 | 12:32 AM
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Might want to check with a Freightliner dealer, they bought Fords heavy truck division in 97 and sold them under the Sterling name.
Other wise you'll need to check with big truck salvage yards.
That part number represents a part introduced in 1990 but it could also be a part that supersedes a older part number, was hoping Bill could shed a little more light on what years and models that part fits.
 
Old Oct 14, 2019 | 12:47 AM
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Picking up a 1979 F700 that hasn't moved in 4 years need the VIN decoded so I have some information on it, All I have is the VIN number

F70AVFE8451

-Thanks in advance.
 
Old Oct 14, 2019 | 04:19 AM
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Picking up a 1979 F700 that hasn't moved in 4 years, need the VIN decoded so I have some information on it. All I have is the VIN

F70AVFE8451
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F70 = F700 (gas).

A = 370 2V (6.1L).

V = Kentucky Truck Assembly Plant.

FE8451 = 1979.

VIN doesn't tell you much when it's decoded. The desirable info is stamped on the Warranty Plate, riveted to the left door face below the latch.
 
Old Oct 14, 2019 | 04:05 PM
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Welcome to FTE

F70 = F700 (gas).

A = 370 2V (6.1L).

V = Kentucky Truck Assembly Plant.

FE8451 = 1979.

VIN doesn't tell you much when it's decoded. The desirable info is stamped on the Warranty Plate, riveted to the left door face below the latch.

Thanks a bunch all I have is the VIN I'm picking it up on Wednesday just hoping it fits on my 30ft gooseneck and then i'll get the warranty plate
 
Old Oct 24, 2019 | 11:32 PM
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Looking for so basic info

Howdy Numbers found an old 1960 firetruck now side dump down the road. Wasnt looking one but had to have it when I found it. No idea what I will do with it. Plates expired in 2014 but primed the carb and added break fluid gave it a jump and drove it home had been sitting for the last 5 years. Says something for this old truck!
Anyway was wondering about info on this truck.

 
Old Oct 25, 2019 | 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by mog797
Howdy Numbers, found an old 1960 firetruck now side dump down the road. Wasn't looking one but had to have it when I found it. No idea what I will do with it.

Plates expired in 2014 but primed the carb and added brake fluid gave it a jump and drove it home, had been sitting for the last 5 years. Says something for this old truck!

Anyway was wondering about info on this truck.
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F75 = F750 (gas).

N = 302 4V (Lincoln derived Y block).

0 = 1960.

U = Louisville KY Assembly Plant.

28134 = 1960 Numerical Sequence of Assembly, the trucks specific serial number.

175" Wheelbase.

M = Corinthian White.

F752 = F750 (gas), 25,000 lbs. GVWR

15D = Assembled April (D) 15, 1960.

J = Clark model 250V 5 Speed Direct.

25 = Eaton model 1614 or 1615 Single Speed Rear Axle / 7.17-1 / 16,000 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.

25,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

170 net HP @ 3600 RPM

411395:

41 = Chicago IL Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.

1395 = Domestic Special Order number, truck ordered special by the original purchaser, not "bought off the lot."
 
Old Oct 25, 2019 | 01:28 PM
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Hello all, I am trying to decode a VIN and door post sticker codes for a 1995 L9000 I am interested in. Bill helped me with similar request several years ago.

VIN is 1FDZY90T0SVA54138 . Is there any type of online database where I could look up the codes on my own? The DSO, axle and trans codes would also be good to decode. The original engine type and model would also be very important to understand.

Thanks in advance for any help with this, Dan

I posted this in its own thread several days ago and got no response. I probably should have posted it here in the first place so I will update the other thread referring all to here. Thanks, Dan
 
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Old Oct 25, 2019 | 04:00 PM
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I cannot decode this, or anything after 1989. Microfiche viewer bulb burned out and I'm not making much of an effort to find one...because some things have just become too much for me to do.
 
Old Oct 25, 2019 | 06:02 PM
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What bulb do you need, I'll look for one.
As much as you do to help us that's the least we could do.
 
Old Oct 25, 2019 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Dano L9000s

Hello all, I am trying to decode a VIN and door post sticker codes for a 1995 L9000 I am interested in. Bill helped me with similar request several years ago.

VIN is 1FDZY90T0SVA54138 . Is there any type of online database where I could look up the codes on my own? The DSO, axle and trans codes would also be good to decode. The original engine type and model would also be very important to understand.

Thanks in advance for any help with this, Dan

I posted this in its own thread several days ago and got no response. I probably should have posted it here in the first place so I will update the other thread referring all to here. Thanks, Dan

That's a lot of truck, 18K front, 46K rears, The engine, trans and axles in those trucks have tags that give more info than one can get from the door code
 
Old Oct 26, 2019 | 06:52 PM
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1969 super duty

new to me, any help would be appreciated
 

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Old Oct 26, 2019 | 06:57 PM
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Allright, thanks guys for responding and Bill I hope you get your microfische bulb sometime in the future. The truck is 1200 miles away from me and I was hoping to understand a liitle more about it from the engine digit in the VIN and the trans and axle codes on the data sticker. If I buy it and have it trailered home I'll see if the tags are readable on the components and see what I've got that way. Do you know if the 8th digit of the VIN is the engine code? If so it would be "T" for this unit? Thanks, Dan
 
Old Oct 26, 2019 | 07:25 PM
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All I could find was 6 cylinder 10.5 L diesel engine.

https://vincheck.info/check/report-summary.php

L10, M11? Not 10.5L.

Cat 3306 is 10.5L six......
 
Old Oct 26, 2019 | 08:43 PM
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Thanks 85e150, Through a lot of backwards searching of internet trucks that listed the engine type and VIN I was able to find that the 1995 heavy truck "T" engine code corresponded to trucks with a CAT 3306 10.5L engine. I was hoping it was a 3406 14.6 L but those had a "W" engine code on the others I found. Thanks, Dan
 



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