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CORRECT YEAR
I have a 1990 F-250 Vin# 1FTH26G9LKA84584
I went to purchase a new Fuel Pump relay and the one they had was not a match for what i had.
They brought out a FPR for a 1989 and it was a match.
SO when i need parts for the truck should i ask for 1989 parts or 90?
THANKS
I went to purchase a new Fuel Pump relay and the one they had was not a match for what i had.
They brought out a FPR for a 1989 and it was a match.
SO when i need parts for the truck should i ask for 1989 parts or 90?
THANKS
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What's the build date on the door data plate?
Any emissions stickers under hood should call out the year.
Some ford parts are build date specific.
EDIT, if your vin starts with 1 F = 91, so there's that
Any emissions stickers under hood should call out the year.
Some ford parts are build date specific.
EDIT, if your vin starts with 1 F = 91, so there's that
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I have a 1990 F-250 Vin# 1FTH26G9LKA84584
I went to purchase a new Fuel Pump relay and the one they had was not a match for what i had.
They brought out a FPR for a 1989 and it was a match.
SO when i need parts for the truck should i ask for 1989 parts or 90?
THANKS
I went to purchase a new Fuel Pump relay and the one they had was not a match for what i had.
They brought out a FPR for a 1989 and it was a match.
SO when i need parts for the truck should i ask for 1989 parts or 90?
THANKS
They are all the same relay (# 19991 at Autozone)
Factory fuel pump relay was green
'92 and newer it's a square ISO relay
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If it start with a 1, 2 or 3, it is made in USA, Canada or Mexico.
The start digit has nothing to do with the year.
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The model year is the 10th digit, L = 1990.
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It is a universal standard for 17 digit VINs.
Ford VIN numbers are broken down to 9 sections:
- 1-3rd character - Manufacturer Identifier
- 4th character - Restraint System
- 5-7th character - Make/Model/Series/Body Type
- 8th character - Engine
- 9th character - Check Digit
- 10th character - Model Year
- 11th character - Assembly Plant
- 12-17th character - Sequential Production Numbers
#1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
1 F T H X 2 6 G 9 L K A 8 4 5 8 4
1 F T H X 2 6 G 9 L K A 8 4 5 8 4
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At my age, it's easier FOR ME, to count backwards. The digits are small. Most of the VIN's I look at have 6 numbers at the end. So I look at the last number [actually the first] and go back two digits. Faster than starting at the beginning and counting 10 digits.
But, I will not despite the fact that the 10th digit is the year. How you find that digit, is up to you. I choose to do it the 'incorrect' way.
But, I will not despite the fact that the 10th digit is the year. How you find that digit, is up to you. I choose to do it the 'incorrect' way.
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At my age, it's easier FOR ME, to count backwards. The digits are small. Most of the VIN's I look at have 6 numbers at the end. So I look at the last number [actually the first] and go back two digits. Faster than starting at the beginning and counting 10 digits.
But, I will not despite the fact that the 10th digit is the year. How you find that digit, is up to you. I choose to do it the 'incorrect' way.
But, I will not despite the fact that the 10th digit is the year. How you find that digit, is up to you. I choose to do it the 'incorrect' way.
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What you call it is up to you.
Why do most people call it a water pump, when it does not pump water? It's a coolant pump, that is what it actually is. We all are talking about the same part [and we know it] but I am not going to critique what peoples choice of words use when we all are communicating just fine.
I'm just a dumb mechanic and although try to make everything in my head be in harmony, I appreciate everyone's differences. You call it whatever you want to make harmony in your mind, just like I have to accept everyone calling it a water pump.
Why do most people call it a water pump, when it does not pump water? It's a coolant pump, that is what it actually is. We all are talking about the same part [and we know it] but I am not going to critique what peoples choice of words use when we all are communicating just fine.
I'm just a dumb mechanic and although try to make everything in my head be in harmony, I appreciate everyone's differences. You call it whatever you want to make harmony in your mind, just like I have to accept everyone calling it a water pump.
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What you call it is up to you.
Why do most people call it a water pump, when it does not pump water? It's a coolant pump, that is what it actually is. We all are talking about the same part [and we know it] but I am not going to critique what peoples choice of words use when we all are communicating just fine.
I'm just a dumb mechanic and although try to make everything in my head be in harmony, I appreciate everyone's differences. You call it whatever you want to make harmony in your mind, just like I have to accept everyone calling it a water pump.
Why do most people call it a water pump, when it does not pump water? It's a coolant pump, that is what it actually is. We all are talking about the same part [and we know it] but I am not going to critique what peoples choice of words use when we all are communicating just fine.
I'm just a dumb mechanic and although try to make everything in my head be in harmony, I appreciate everyone's differences. You call it whatever you want to make harmony in your mind, just like I have to accept everyone calling it a water pump.
You should learn how to read a VIN correctly, then maybe you could help someone who cannot.
If we all read the VINs the way the book says, and which most of us do, we wouldn't be having this conversation about water pumps.
Just trying to help the OP out, not confuse them.