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Mar 12, 2017 | 12:05 PM

62FE4x4

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Decoding help please

I am looking for some decoding help on a 1977 F600 I am looking at buying. I want something that will handle my 40' flatbed a little easier than my F350 does. I will try to post the codes below. Any comments would be appreciated. It was originally used as a water truck. Thanks

Mar 12, 2017 | 03:03 PM

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F66 = F600 4WD (gas).

E = 361 2V or 4V FT engine.

V = Kentucky Truck Assembly Plant.

Y20051 = 1977.

158" Wheelbase.

T = Candyapple Red.

F661 = F600 4WD (gas) .. 24,000 lbs. GVWR

AA8: AA = Black Vinyl-Full Width Seat / 8 = 81A Standard Cab.

M = Clark model 285V 5 Speed Direct.

54J:

54 = Rockwell-Timken model H-170 Single Speed Rear Axle / 6.83-1 / 17,500 lbs. Axle Capacity.

J = Ford 5,000 lbs. Capacity Front Axle with P/S

24,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

528206:

52 = Dallas TX Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.

8206 = Domestic Special Order number, truck special ordered by the original purchaser, not "bought off the lot."

Mar 12, 2017 | 04:50 PM

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Thanks Bill. Truck looks like a beast. He said it has a 534 in it, but I didn't figure it came out with that. It should still handle a 40' 5th wheel ok.

Mar 12, 2017 | 04:56 PM

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Thanks Bill. Truck looks like a beast. He said it has a 534 in it, but I didn't figure it came out with that. It should still handle a 40' 5th wheel ok.

534's were only installed in 1973/79 800/880 series trucks, have 8 valve cover bolts holes per side.

FE/FT have 5 valve cover bolt holes per side.

Most sellers haven't a single clue what size the engines really are.

Mar 12, 2017 | 08:51 PM

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40' 5th wheel. How much weight, and how far are you going?

A 361 is no powerhouse.

6.83 gears with what appear to be 40" tires along with the 1:1 high gear will give you just over 3400 RPM at 60 MPH, 2868 RPM at 50 MPH.

Weight and frontal area are concerns as well.

Brake parts other than drums are available. No new drums are to be found.

These were probably the best trucks in their class when new or newish.

40 years on, equipped as it is, don't expect it to do something it was not designed to do.

Mar 12, 2017 | 11:51 PM

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My flatbed 40' weighs 8950 lbs empty. My 5th wheel camper, which is also a 40', weighs 18,100 lbs at the scales. I pull both with my 94 F350.

I was reading online that if I find a donor F700 with a 3208 Cat in a 2wd everything will bolt right in since my transfer case is divorced. Tires currently on it are 9.00 x 20, but they aren't the right tires. Apparently it is supposed to have G's, but only E's are on it at present.

Mar 13, 2017 | 02:30 PM

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OK, the 3208 has plenty of beans compared to the 361.

You can run them at 2800 rpm all day, 2400 would be better, 3200 if you want to live dangerously.

If you bring an OD trans over with the CAT, you might be in business.