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1. Thanks in advance NumberDummy. Its very generous of you to help everyone out with your resources & knowledge
2. curious which engine/transmission/rear end this tag (pic) indicates.
3. I've never had a manual transmission before that wasn't instrumented by a tachometer. I've found an instrument cluster for sale from a 1978 with a tach, any idea if I could swap it to get a tach?
4. What automatic transmissions were offered in 1986 year behind a gas engine?
1. Thanks in advance NumberDummy. Its very generous of you to help everyone out with your resources & knowledge
2. curious which engine/transmission/rear end this tag (pic) indicates.
3. I've never had a manual transmission before that wasn't instrumented by a tachometer. I've found an instrument cluster for sale from a 1978 with a tach, any idea if I could swap it to get a tach? Don't know.
4. What automatic transmissions were offered in 1986 year behind a gas engine? Transmatic (Allison).
28,000 lbs. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
1FD = FoMoCo USA - Ford Truck - Incomplete Vehicle.
X = Class 7 - Air Brakes, 26,001-33,000 lbs. GWVR range.
C70 = C700 Tilt Cab (gas).
H = 370 2V or 4V (6.1L).
3 = Check digit, FoMoCo use only.
G = 1986.
V = Kentucky Truck Assembly Plant.
A29263 = 1986 Numerical Sequence of Assembly, the trucks specific serial number.
9A = Wimbledon White.
76 = Denver CO Ford District Sales Office, where the original selling dealer ordered the truck from.
153" Wheelbase.
C70280 = C700 Tilt Cab (gas), 28,000 lbs. GVWR
AA8: AA = Charcoal all Vinyl - Full Width Seat / 8 = 91B Custom Cab.
SN = Spicer model CM4054A 5 Speed Transmission.
JQN:
JQ = Eaton model 17121 Single Speed Rear Axle / 6.57-1 / 19,000 lbs. Rear Axle Capacity.
N = Ford 9,000 lbs. Capacity Front Axle with Power Steering.
Welcome to FTE! Rather than change the cluster, just add an aftermarket tach. Your engine is governed anyway, and with a 370 and 28000 GVWR, you'll probably be up against the governor most of the time anyway....
Welcome to FTE! Rathat than change the cluster, just add an aftermarket tach. Your engine is governed anyway, and with a 370 and 28000 GVWR, you'll probably be up against the governor most of the time anyway....
Do you own this already? How is it configured?
Yes, I do own it. It's configured with an older flatbed with a 30,000 pound ramsey pto winch. It's had ittle use, around 20k miles. still has paint on the chassis.
I did end up buying the other cluster before i saw your response. Your advice was good. It was not productive as the earlier 1975 cluster used a mechanical tach so wouldn't make sense use.
What you say about being governed makes allot of sense and explains why it never had a tach.
