F11CK130412 120 B F113 FA 12 5600 135 3800 4581 Thanks in advance.

 

F11 F100 four wheel drive
C 292 MD V8
F Kansas City Assembly
130412 Born in the month of January 1962
120 wheel base A long bed
B Turquoise M301-556
F113 5,600 GVW
F 4 speed Warner t-98A
A 3.92 ratio front axle
12 3.89-3.3M
5600 GVW
135 Net hp
3800 RPM where Peak HP is produced.
4581 Truck is a special order an not bought off the lot.

Garbz

 

Dont know where truck is now located at but was sold in Davenport Iowa district.

 

Where did you come up with this hogwash? It's in-correct. Thru 1962, there is no DSO code unless the truck was a Domestic Special Order. If so, there is a 4 digit DSO.

These four digits are the Domestic Special Order number only! When something is installed on a vehicle per the original purchasers request that is not an RPO (Regular Production Order), the vehicle becomes a Domestic Special Order. No COLOR code on the Warranty Plate, painted a non standard color. Converted to 4WD, a PTO, winch or special back of cab equipment installed.

What happens when the paint formula is required, or parts are needed for the non RPO's since none are listed in the parts catalogs? Dealer contacts FoMoCo, passes along the DSO. FoMoCo looks up order number, passes back the paint formula or where parts can be found for the special equipment installed. The same DSO system is used today.

If this truck was a 1963, it would have a 6 digit DSO code. The first two digits decode to the District Sales Office the truck was ordered from.

If it was ordered from the Davenport Iowa Ford District Sales Office, the DSO code would be: 454581.

K = Kansas City MO / 120" wheelbase does not decode to a "long bed" * / As posted, the 12 AXLE code does not contain the 3rd digit of A.

OP posted TRANS code of FA, there is no 2nd digit in the TRANS code, OP copied it down wrong. The TRANS code is F, the AXLE code is 12A

* There is no way to know how these trucks were originally configured.

There is no code within the VIN or stamped on the Warranty Plate that decodes to a: Styleside or Flareside Pickup or with a factory installed Platform or Platform & Rack.

The ONLY thing you can assume is the truck left the assembly line as a Cab & Chassis, because all "back of cab" equipment was optional.

 

Number Dummy I got this out of 62-63 100-800 shop manual supplement. Then why do I have several with District Code in DSO spot with 2 digits and couple with 4 digits in DSO spot.

 

I don't know if it makes a difference but I did not make a mistake when posting the VIN. Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums - Frankinstine's Album: Frankinstene I have added pictures of the plate. One untampered with and one with the numbers highlighted in red.

 

1948/62: There is no DSO code unless the vehicle is a Domestic Special Order. Then the 4 digit code only reflects the order number.

1963 thru today:

Two digit DSO: Decodes to the district sales office the vehicle was ordered from.

SIX digit DSO: First two digits decode to the district sales office, last four is the Domestic Special Order number.

 

Ford stamped the letters to close together. Happens quite often.

For 61 you need to use the 61 shop manual not the 62 63 supplement.

You may also notice the 61 and 62 plate says "Serial Number" where as the 63 tags and later say "Warranty Number".

No DSO until 63 as Bill stated.

Garbz

 

But, in this case, the AXLE code was stamped incorrectly.

Stamped correctly: The AXLE code would be 12A / The third digit refers to the front axle.