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Sep 30, 2012 | 10:26 AM

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ctubutis

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Originally Posted by NumberDummy

What surprises me is...that Chris (ctubutis) didn't know this EOEA/E0AE jazz since he has a 1980/89 truck parts catalog.

I was going by memory and by what the Web sites were saying, and didn't look in the actual books.

And, I've been bitten before when trying to use the 80s truck catalog to find non-truck stuff; I seem to recall axle (or maybe transmission) codes used on cars not being shown in the truck catalog. Kinda irritating but not surprising.

So, 1970s + car-specific = a 1980s truck catalog not being the best resource.

The letter-oh-for-zero mistake, I just overlooked that and didn't want to take the time to explain.

The A/E being mixed up, I don't have enough experience in car parts to recognize that as an error, so it seemed reasonably possible to me.

Sep 30, 2012 | 10:54 AM

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NumberDummy

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Originally Posted by ctubutis

What do car parts have to do with it? If you spotted an EOET prefix, what would you assume? That the ET was reversed...since the T would be the 3rd digit.

E is the last letter in a block casting number prefix for any vehicle. C5AE-6015-B, C6ME-6015-A, D1VE-6015-AB, D9TE=6015-AB and etc.

And, it you spot an E4E3 prefix on your Tempo, you should get your peepers checked, cuz there's no such puppy.

We know the problemo associated with O/0 as the 2nd digit in the prefix, don't we.

Sep 30, 2012 | 11:55 AM

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ctubutis

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Originally Posted by NumberDummy

What do car parts have to do with it? If you spotted an EOET prefix, what would you assume? That the ET was reversed...since the T would be the 3rd digit.

Maybe I should be saying I don't have industry experience to recognize the A/E swapping.

Certainly, I would recognize D0TE and D0ET as I spend most of my time with T and trucks. But very little time with A, and it totally escaped me that E belongs on the end.