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E = Mahwah Assembly Plant (now closed plant in New Jersey)
847714 = 1966 numerical series, April 1966 production
156 = 156 inch wheelbase
No color code. This is a special order truck sold to the US government and was probably painted gray, green or blue depending onw what service used it. Looks like Olive Drab. A former US Army truck?
F600 = F600, marked as 17,000 lbs GVWR in the Master Parts Catalog, but yours is marked 16,000 lbs GVWR, possibly due to the special order.
481
4 = Beige Vinyl
81 = Conventional Cab, cab and chassis truck. (Wrecker body added after it left the Ford factory)
A = New Process model 435 four speed transmission
64 = Rockwell model F-106NX6 single speed rear axle, 15,000 lbs capacity, 6.80 ratio
No front axle code--only optional axles were identified for this model year. So a Ford front axle with at a probably capacity of 4,000-4,500 lbs and no power steering
16000 = 16,000 lbs GVWR
129 4000 = 129 Certified Net HP @ 4,000 RPM
830300
83 = Government
0300 = Special Order Number
Post pictures of your wheels, front and rear. This model year could be equipped with "widowmaker" 2 piece wheels.
Hey You have previously helped me with decoding a '63 F600. I was then wondering, can you tell if truck from those years came with an diesel option? I am from Denmark and are currently in the process of swapping in a 5,9 Cummins. But i need information about if the came with a diesel and the breaking power on the drums/wheels. Is it possible that you can help with an answer? Kind Regards
AFAIK, the only diesel available in an F600 in '63 MIGHT have been the Dagenham 4 cylinder with 65 HP.
@tripleframe has or had brochures and other info from the early '60s that mostly showed, iirc, the heavier trucks featuring diesel options.
By the late '60s diesels started to be more common in medium trucks.
As to brakes, the brakes on a '63 F600 are adequate for the max GVWR on level roads. They are marginal when steep grades are involved. Drums are not available. Backing plate and wheel cylinder parts are usually available but may require research and cross referencing to find.
The brake booster is a vacuum assisted master cylinder on the frame under the driver seat. With a diesel engine you will have no source of vacuum and will have to instal or adapt a vacuum pump from a diesel truck with hydraulic brakes.
The gear ratios in the older trucks would result in a fairly low top speed if your new diesel isn't happy with 3,000 rpm or so.
For that era, widowmaker Firestone RH5 wheels are common. They are unsafe and unserviceable.
In '63 Ford used the 112 hp Dagenham 330 diesel for the C and N series. Designed for city pickup and delivery work, not raw horsepower on the highways with full loads. They were DSO, special order on F 600's in the Canadian market only. Diesels run at slower speeds, so a numerically high axle ratio and or an overdrive transmission was a must. In '68 Ford started offering the more powerful CAT V8 diesels in American built F 600's.
I'm also planning to put a 5.9 cummins into a 64 f350, could you please tell us about your truck project? thanks.
What do you want to know?
I am not that far with the project as it is now. I have only put in the engine and a Automatic (47RE)
My next thing is to get the brakes done and that gonna take some time as I have to make new brake lines and find new parts for broken og parts that a worn out.
Later on I need to get my hands on the wiring, get something done to the ECU now that i dont have all those fancy systems.
I am going to do a lot of body work and then the proces of getting it thru approval.
AFAIK, the only diesel available in an F600 in '63 MIGHT have been the Dagenham 4 cylinder with 65 HP.
@tripleframe has or had brochures and other info from the early '60s that mostly showed, iirc, the heavier trucks featuring diesel options.
By the late '60s diesels started to be more common in medium trucks.
As to brakes, the brakes on a '63 F600 are adequate for the max GVWR on level roads. They are marginal when steep grades are involved. Drums are not available. Backing plate and wheel cylinder parts are usually available but may require research and cross referencing to find.
The brake booster is a vacuum assisted master cylinder on the frame under the driver seat. With a diesel engine you will have no source of vacuum and will have to instal or adapt a vacuum pump from a diesel truck with hydraulic brakes.
The gear ratios in the older trucks would result in a fairly low top speed if your new diesel isn't happy with 3,000 rpm or so.
For that era, widowmaker Firestone RH5 wheels are common. They are unsafe and unserviceable.
What does GVWR stand for?
I have found out that I have a problem with the part. It is nearly impossible to find anything in Europe for these cars. Even body work, mostly it have to be imported from the states, and that is pricy AF.
My brake booster is located in the engine room, mounted on the firewall and have a direct connection to the brake padle.
I know about the vacuum issue and I am trying to figure out an solution for it. But thanks.
Unfortunately I think I have the window maker wheels, it looks like them when I look at them. So that is for now a big concern.
In '63 Ford used the 112 hp Dagenham 330 diesel for the C and N series. Designed for city pickup and delivery work, not raw horsepower on the highways with full loads. They were DSO, special order on F 600's in the Canadian market only. Diesels run at slower speeds, so a numerically high axle ratio and or an overdrive transmission was a must. In '68 Ford started offering the more powerful CAT V8 diesels in American built F 600's.
This is awesome, I can use the information for approval with the information about the engine. That is really good.
Thank you.
