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Thanks, I already bolted it in. The standard end on the rear intake bolt, and the other end to the firewall. Just below where the accelerator cable comes through, there was a pre-punched unused hole, so I cleaned the metal, found a self tapping bolt, and put it there.
Also, I had a spare starter cable, black, and ran that direct from battery negative to the firewall using one of the hinge mounting bolts.
Next to fix the wiring mess with the trailer harness and block to frame ground cable.
Wife just asked me why I am working on Blue so much. I had to tell her the same story above. Again. She has heard it before. And no she is not blond, but sometimes acts it.
Also, I had a spare starter cable, black, and ran that direct from battery negative to the firewall using one of the hinge mounting bolts.
Next to fix the wiring mess with the trailer harness and block to frame ground cable.
Wife just asked me why I am working on Blue so much. I had to tell her the same story above. Again. She has heard it before. And no she is not blond, but sometimes acts it.
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Thanks, I already bolted it in. The standard end on the rear intake bolt, and the other end to the firewall. Just below where the accelerator cable comes through, there was a pre-punched unused hole, so I cleaned the metal, found a self tapping bolt, and put it there.
Also, I had a spare starter cable, black, and ran that direct from battery negative to the firewall using one of the hinge mounting bolts.
Next to fix the wiring mess with the trailer harness and block to frame ground cable.
Wife just asked me why I am working on Blue so much. I had to tell her the same story above. Again. She has heard it before. And no she is not blond, but sometimes acts it.
Also, I had a spare starter cable, black, and ran that direct from battery negative to the firewall using one of the hinge mounting bolts.
Next to fix the wiring mess with the trailer harness and block to frame ground cable.
Wife just asked me why I am working on Blue so much. I had to tell her the same story above. Again. She has heard it before. And no she is not blond, but sometimes acts it.
As for the wife, no comment. Not healthy or smart to comment on someone's spouse in a situation like that.
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I take that overkill comment as a compliment. Thanks. 
She knows she is. It's all good.
I got bored and decided to finally look up some of the codes on my ID plate.
Seems my truck was built at Michigan Truck for a Detroit dealer. How it got to the West Coast... I doubt Carfax can give me any history.
Can anyone tell me what the rest of this means?
Looks like:
FO 126 ?
TO 494 ?
48 - Detroit DSO
C 8 ?
I know this is an offshoot of the thread, and I will get back to the orig purpose. I promise.
She knows she is. It's all good.
I got bored and decided to finally look up some of the codes on my ID plate.
Seems my truck was built at Michigan Truck for a Detroit dealer. How it got to the West Coast... I doubt Carfax can give me any history.
Can anyone tell me what the rest of this means?
Looks like:
FO 126 ?
TO 494 ?
48 - Detroit DSO
C 8 ?
I know this is an offshoot of the thread, and I will get back to the orig purpose. I promise.
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Belay my last. Suspension codes. Except the C8 which is optional equipment. Hmmm.
And since I brought up Carfax, I got one.
Built in Detroit and shipped to Alaska and was there from 1982 until 1996, then down to Washington for 3 years and back to Alaska. Then sometime around 2003 it came to Washington. Reported stolen in 2004 and recovered 2 days later. Moved to 20 miles from my house from 2005 til 2010. I am the third owner. The second owner had it for 2 months.
Wonder if there is a way to look up the original Alaska title. I have the number....
And since I brought up Carfax, I got one.
Built in Detroit and shipped to Alaska and was there from 1982 until 1996, then down to Washington for 3 years and back to Alaska. Then sometime around 2003 it came to Washington. Reported stolen in 2004 and recovered 2 days later. Moved to 20 miles from my house from 2005 til 2010. I am the third owner. The second owner had it for 2 months.
Wonder if there is a way to look up the original Alaska title. I have the number....
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The parts catalog seems to say that location on the Cert label is the spring code. But, I can't find where they decode any of them to figure out what C8 is. I'll look more tomorrow. Night.
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The Fxxxxx and Txxxxxx codes represent special-order options the purchasing dealer ordered (possibly on behalf of a customer). Buyer would take the truck to the dealer for maintenance/whatever, dealer would ask Ford Corporate what those codes represent (if needed) (according to NumberDummy).
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My 1982 Light truck shop manual says:
FXXXXX represents front axle accessory reserve capacity
TXXXXX represents total accessory reserve capacity
The C8 is in the "Suspension Identification codes" area and represents Aux/Optional usage codes for the springs. Don't know what the C8 actually means though.
FXXXXX represents front axle accessory reserve capacity
TXXXXX represents total accessory reserve capacity
The C8 is in the "Suspension Identification codes" area and represents Aux/Optional usage codes for the springs. Don't know what the C8 actually means though.
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Here's what I'm seeing in the parts catalog. As you can see, those are consecutive pages. IOW, I don't see any table showing the spring codes. All I see is page after page of the weights of each accessory for each year.
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My 1982 Light truck shop manual says:
FXXXXX represents front axle accessory reserve capacity
TXXXXX represents total accessory reserve capacity
The C8 is in the "Suspension Identification codes" area and represents Aux/Optional usage codes for the springs. Don't know what the C8 actually means though.
FXXXXX represents front axle accessory reserve capacity
TXXXXX represents total accessory reserve capacity
The C8 is in the "Suspension Identification codes" area and represents Aux/Optional usage codes for the springs. Don't know what the C8 actually means though.
What Section/page number of your book are those interpretations stated on? You're talking about the Body/Chassis/Electrical book, correct? Could you take a picture and post it?
I have the 1981 version and should (might) be able to find it there, too, but I have never heard of an "accessory reserve capacity" much less such a thing written on a Certification Label and would like to look it up, thanks.
In my books, Ford hadn't begun putting Spring & Tape codes on the cert label until sometime in the mid-1980s but I forget exactly when. My 1981 doesn't have that stuff.
The Spring Codes on the later labels give only front & rear codes - Front Springs = C, Rear Springs = 8 (but your label doesn't have that stuff).
I've never seen anything about auxiliary or optional usage or anything about Suspension Identification Codes, where are you finding this documented? What book and page number? Yours is a 1982 model, correct?
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Hey, Stangr,
What Section/page number of your book are those interpretations stated on? You're talking about the Body/Chassis/Electrical book, correct? Could you take a picture and post it?
I have the 1981 version and should (might) be able to find it there, too, but I have never heard of an "accessory reserve capacity" much less such a thing written on a Certification Label and would like to look it up, thanks.
In my books, Ford hadn't begun putting Spring & Tape codes on the cert label until sometime in the mid-1980s but I forget exactly when. My 1981 doesn't have that stuff.
The Spring Codes on the later labels give only front & rear codes - Front Springs = C, Rear Springs = 8 (but your label doesn't have that stuff).
I've never seen anything about auxiliary or optional usage or anything about Suspension Identification Codes, where are you finding this documented? What book and page number? Yours is a 1982 model, correct?
What Section/page number of your book are those interpretations stated on? You're talking about the Body/Chassis/Electrical book, correct? Could you take a picture and post it?
I have the 1981 version and should (might) be able to find it there, too, but I have never heard of an "accessory reserve capacity" much less such a thing written on a Certification Label and would like to look it up, thanks.
In my books, Ford hadn't begun putting Spring & Tape codes on the cert label until sometime in the mid-1980s but I forget exactly when. My 1981 doesn't have that stuff.
The Spring Codes on the later labels give only front & rear codes - Front Springs = C, Rear Springs = 8 (but your label doesn't have that stuff).
I've never seen anything about auxiliary or optional usage or anything about Suspension Identification Codes, where are you finding this documented? What book and page number? Yours is a 1982 model, correct?
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Huh... Wow... My 1981 book doesn't even mention the existence of F & T numbers (even though my own sticker has them), and the only thing in the lower RH corner is the model year (which my own sticker doesn't even have on it).
How bizarre,thanks for posting that!
How bizarre,thanks for posting that!
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And, your book is different from the parts catalog, that serves all those years. But, obviously, the individual books have to be more accurate than something that covers essentially a decade.
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This is an example of everyone being right it seems.
From the looks of stangrcr's 1982 book..., and with the info from my book that states it's a DSO code...
Those F and T codes are in the DSO space and affects the special order options and accessories that can be installed.
F0126 = 126 lbs in reserve weight that can be added in accessories to the front.
T0494 = 494 lbs in total reserve weight.
Presumably this affects Dealer options or aftermarket accessories.
IE: If you get a plow that's over 126 lbs etc.. you can't install it on that vehicle.
From the looks of stangrcr's 1982 book..., and with the info from my book that states it's a DSO code...
Those F and T codes are in the DSO space and affects the special order options and accessories that can be installed.
F0126 = 126 lbs in reserve weight that can be added in accessories to the front.
T0494 = 494 lbs in total reserve weight.
Presumably this affects Dealer options or aftermarket accessories.
IE: If you get a plow that's over 126 lbs etc.. you can't install it on that vehicle.
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This is an example of everyone being right it seems.
From the looks of stangrcr's 1982 book..., and with the info from my book that states it's a DSO code...
Those F and T codes are in the DSO space and affects the special order options and accessories that can be installed.
F0126 = 126 lbs in reserve weight that can be added in accessories to the front.
T0494 = 494 lbs in total reserve weight.
Presumably this affects Dealer options or aftermarket accUessories.
IE: If you get a plow that's over 126 lbs etc.. you can't install it on that vehicle.
From the looks of stangrcr's 1982 book..., and with the info from my book that states it's a DSO code...
Those F and T codes are in the DSO space and affects the special order options and accessories that can be installed.
F0126 = 126 lbs in reserve weight that can be added in accessories to the front.
T0494 = 494 lbs in total reserve weight.
Presumably this affects Dealer options or aftermarket accUessories.
IE: If you get a plow that's over 126 lbs etc.. you can't install it on that vehicle.
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Legality issues. The dealer or aftermarket company would not be able to instal it if it's above the weight reserve.
Buying it over the counter would be ok, however legally you wouldn't be able to install it either. It's one of those... "If you get in a wreck, the insurance company has a loophole not to pay" type situations. Doesn't stop people 99.9% of the time installing stuff though...
Buying it over the counter would be ok, however legally you wouldn't be able to install it either. It's one of those... "If you get in a wreck, the insurance company has a loophole not to pay" type situations. Doesn't stop people 99.9% of the time installing stuff though...
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