VIN# F61ECW27604 Build#? 158 R F615 DB8 M E3M 23000GVW USD 425557 any info would be much appreciated and very helpful.It's got a ten foot dump box on it.I'm new to these big trucks and to this form of getting info.Thanks all.

 

Some pics would be a help.

 

Welcome to FTE

F61 = F600 2WD (gas).

E = 361 2V FT engine.

C = Oakville Ontario Canada Truck Assembly Plant.

W27604 = 1975.

158" Wheelbase.

J = Rangoon Red.

F615 = F600 2WD (gas), 23,000 lbs. GVWR

DB8: DB = Black all Vinyl / 8 = 81B Custom Cab.

M = Clark model 285V 5 Speed Direct.

E3M:

E3 = Eaton model 16244 Two Speed Rear Axle / 6.50/9.04 / 17,500 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.

M = Ford 7,000 lbs. Capacity Front Axle with Power Steering.

23,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

425557:

42 = Cleveland OH Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.

5557 = Domestic Special Order number. The truck was special ordered by the original purchaser, not "bought off the lot."

 

Thanks a million Bill. Now I Know where to start. Should that 361 be wearing a 4 barrel Holley? List 1850-2 / 2693.

 

1973/79 Ford Heavy Truck Parts Catalog references.

VIN engine code E = 1973/78 361 2V & 1976/78 361 4V

Carburetor application charts list 361 Holley 4V beginning in 1974.

I cannot cross Holley list numbers to Ford part numbers, but if carb ID tag still present (many are missing today), I can look up any part you wish.

 

Thanks again Bill. You're right about the tag missing. Do you think those Holley numbers will get me a kit at NAPA? I'm also trying to decipher this disconnected governor system. Got a spot for two lines at the base of the distributor hooked to nothing and can only find one blocked line coming from the right side base of the carb. The carb needs a kit bad, the accelerator pump's leaking and it's full of crud. Truck will run but barely and only at 3/4 choke. Seems like it's sucking air.
Any ideas?

 

You can get anything you need for a Holley as long as you have the List number.

 

I would be very skeptical of most parts store's kits unless it is made by Holley and clearly says it's for the list number on your carb. I have a Holley parts and repair manual around here somewhere and if I can find it I'll post pics of the parts breakdown and the related parts and numbers. Unfortunatley all of the part numbers are listed in Holley's old numbering system. Not even the Holley techs seem to have a quick and easy cross reference for them.

 

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Originally Posted by 76f350spercamprspeal

Welcome to FTE, Best Damn Forum EVER!
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Here's How to Post Pictures:
1. Login to FTE.
2.Click User CP (In the Top Left Hand Corner)
3.(On the Left, There will be a list, The 5th Option Down, will say "Pictures & Albums) Click That.
4.Then, Click Add Album, Enter a title, and description, if ya want to.
5. Click Upload Pictures, Then click Browse, Locate the Files of your truck. (You can add 3 files at a time)
5. Click Upload.
6. Add a description to the individual pictures, then click save.
7. Add more files if ya want.
8. Click The Picture you want to post, it will give you two codes at the bottom, Right Click The Second one (It say's BB Code, Then Say's [IMG]http:blahblahblah...[/IMG])
Then, Once that is highlighted, Right Click, Then Copy, Then Paste it into your post.
You can add up to 30 Images in one FTE Post.
If, Ya need any help, Don't hesitate to ask.


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Originally Posted by old_dan

You can also go to the "Garage" tab and start an album right here on FTE. After you post pictures to an album, we can look in your album, but you'll also be able to "insert a picture" by pasting in a link to the picture in your album.

It seems awkward, but whenever you "insert a picture" to one of these threads, the forum is looking for the picture somewhere on the web (which is always available) rather than from somewhere on your hard drive (which isn't always available).

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Originally Posted By Jolly Roger Joe

Welcome to FTE!

Go to Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket and sign up for a free account. Then create an album for your truck. Upload any pics you want to post on FTE to that album. Have this album open on your computer when you want to post pics on FTE.

While you're making a post on FTE, select the pic you want to post from your Photobucket album. When the large version of the pic is open, right mouse click on it and select "View Image Info". The image info will be highlighted and will look something like this:
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...ghtsafter1.jpg

Copy that highlighted info (right click / copy).

When you have the spot in your post where you want the pic to be placed, select the "Insert Image" icon at the top of the post (looks like a mountain) and paste (right click / paste) the image info you copied in the highlighted box (just shows "http://" when it opens).

Your pic will be placed in the post.

Hope that helps.

Here's a tutorial Bob put together: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/67...-pictures.html