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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 11:17 AM
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What engine from factory?


I know its not a very good pic its from a 1984 F-250...can someone pkease tell me what engine came factory in this thing....Thanks
 
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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 11:55 AM
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Possibly a 6.9 diesel, 460, or 351W.
 
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Look at your VIN number. Count over 8 digits and see what letter or number is there. Then look in this link to find out what the factory put in it.

http://media.lmctruck.com/Catalog_Ch..._Engine_ID.pdf
 
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More info in this link.

http://media.lmctruck.com/Catalog_Ch...Chassis_ID.pdf
 
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Thanks guys, I had been reading and some said 4th digit others said eighth digit...there was even a post on here from 2008 that said 4th digit and I couldn't find an "L" code anywhere but that cleared it up....again thanks so much
 
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