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D = 330 2V HD "XD" FT gas V8. (I see in your other post it has been replaced by a 361.)
V = Kentucky Truck Plant
BJ1336 = 1978 numerical series, March 1978 production
182 = 182 inch wheelbase
H = Dark Brown Metallic (H = White in the prior 3 model years as unless yours is repainted, it doesn't look Dark Brown Metallic....)
F607 = F600 gas, 4x2, 19,700 lbs GVWR. (This code is shown for model year 1979 only in the MPC, and is not shown in the shop manual--at least the copies I am looking at. Your serial number puts your truck firmly in the 1978 production run, so perhaps a small mystery. Typos and errors are always possible on the warranty plate, and again in the MPC/shop manuals. The copyright on the MPC copy is 1980, none on the shop manual, so things should have been sorted out in the MPC at least)
ER8
ER = I do not have upholstery info for this one
8 = Custom Cab
3A
3 = Auxiliary Transmission Code, which is Dana (Spicer) model 7231-D three speed aux. transmission. I doubt your truck has an aux. transmission....??? Another mystery perhaps. Sometimes this code was used to indicate emissions equipment or other "oddball" items. No indication of that in either the MPC or shop manual.
A = New Process model 435 four speed transmission
F3M
F3 = Eaton model 15201 two speed rear axle, 15,000 lbs capacity, 6.33 / 8.81 ratios
M = Ford 7,000 lbs capacity front axle with power steering
19700 = 19,700 lbs GVWR
74 = Seattle District Sales Office
No special order--bought from dealer inventory.
Last edited by 85e150; Nov 12, 2023 at 07:33 PM.
Reason: complete decode
it does run, I just rebuilt and installed a 361. it does have a dump bed. it used to be one of the grain trucks on the farm. and, fortunately, we do have room to store it. I drove it today for the first time in 2 1/2 years. looks like I now get to work on the brakes, lol.
I would like to update this truck to wheels that are single piece. anyone have any info on what i can use? I would like to get to a tire size that is a little easier to come by than the 8.25x20s I now have. I am not super concerned about changing ride height or final ratio.
yes, rear has budd nuts and lug nuts. Picture of front wheel/tire. rear are same style. they are not the "widowmaker" style people talk about on here, but they are split rims with the locking ring.
