early 99 or not. Help!
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early 99 or not. Help!
I just bought a 99 F-250 7.3l PSD extended cab 8' bed. This truck is a beast. I know that there is a difference between the e99 and late 99 trucks. My question is which one do I have. The truck manufacture date is 12/98 which would make it, according to much that I have read online, an e99. My issue is that I have the stock exhaust on the truck and no catalytic converter. Also, I have a cruise control light on the dash as well as 5 bolts, not 4 on my turbo. The truck is a Lariat. Does that matter? Any insight or something else to look at that would be definitive would be great.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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I believe the cutoff day is 12/7/98. If it's manufactured before then, it would be an early 99. You would need to check the sticker on the outer lower b-pillar between the front and rear door on the driver's side for the exact manufacture date.
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My intake air heater I presume
Would love to know for sure. I'd rather not remove it if I don't have to.
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The only date I could find on the pillar is 12/98. The only thing I can find online is that it is a '99.
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That is an AIH and you have a Late 99 under the hood.
Driver side VC sticker will have engine manu date with month, day and year. The door sticker only shows month and year.
Built in Dec 1998 means your front brakes are E99.
Driver side VC sticker will have engine manu date with month, day and year. The door sticker only shows month and year.
Built in Dec 1998 means your front brakes are E99.
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if you do any modding and don't live in Alaska you will probably end up removing it anyway. It's the easiest way to get a boost gauge in.
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Not so fast...
The front cover will most certainly be the early style (without the screen for the HPOP reservoir gasket...)
The term (early or late) '99 applies to specific components and not the vehicle as a whole. The truck is a 1999 model, the rest of the stuff could be early or late and it varies on each truck. A Lariat with 4 wheel ABS is more likely to have the later style front suspension where a non-4 wheel ABS XLT/XL might still have the early style. However, since front wheel ABS was optional in 1999...all bets are off.
The OP simply needs to be aware that he/she owns a vehicle that was built in a period where a variety of components were in development. When changing parts, always verify the replacement part matches the original and that should work out OK.
The front cover will most certainly be the early style (without the screen for the HPOP reservoir gasket...)
The term (early or late) '99 applies to specific components and not the vehicle as a whole. The truck is a 1999 model, the rest of the stuff could be early or late and it varies on each truck. A Lariat with 4 wheel ABS is more likely to have the later style front suspension where a non-4 wheel ABS XLT/XL might still have the early style. However, since front wheel ABS was optional in 1999...all bets are off.
The OP simply needs to be aware that he/she owns a vehicle that was built in a period where a variety of components were in development. When changing parts, always verify the replacement part matches the original and that should work out OK.
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May I jump in a minute? Anyone know IF the allignment specs for an EARLY are different from a LATE as far as front suspension allignment goes??(This is an F350 DRW-2WD) Thanks!
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