Trans and axle code?
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Trans and axle code?
Ok guys, got a tuff one on our hands. Looked at a truck today and it was a 1981 Ford F-100, swb 2wheel drive, automatic, 300-6, etc etc. It had a 9 inch underneath it but no tab/marker. I tried the FTE decoder and i got a 4x4 chassis. Which, is definently NOT what it is. She ran good but i have a couple of questions. 1. The trans is K, which does not pop up when i enter it onto the vin?
2. The axle is O1 (never seen that before, but it came off the door jam)
3. Straight body, driver side fender rot on bed, RARE truck in arkansas, He wants 1200 for it but i was gonna offer 800 tonight because me and dad had to talk to THE MOM, of course! I'm getting the 2wd because of the six and my 80 sucks the gas down, this one properly tuned shoudl get 15-17 with this setup right? Hopefully more. The truck was used at an airport and to prove that it has a sticker on the glovebox that said the solid green means good, doted green means etc etc. Thanks again guys and im hoping to get some good feedback on this. And hopefully future people will get help from this thread.
Taylor
EDIT- THe vin is 1FTCF10E2BUA72651 <sorry i forgot that!
2. The axle is O1 (never seen that before, but it came off the door jam)
3. Straight body, driver side fender rot on bed, RARE truck in arkansas, He wants 1200 for it but i was gonna offer 800 tonight because me and dad had to talk to THE MOM, of course! I'm getting the 2wd because of the six and my 80 sucks the gas down, this one properly tuned shoudl get 15-17 with this setup right? Hopefully more. The truck was used at an airport and to prove that it has a sticker on the glovebox that said the solid green means good, doted green means etc etc. Thanks again guys and im hoping to get some good feedback on this. And hopefully future people will get help from this thread.
Taylor
EDIT- THe vin is 1FTCF10E2BUA72651 <sorry i forgot that!
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>> EDIT- THe vin is 1FTCF10E2BUA72651 <<
1FT = Ford Motor Company USA truck
C = 4,001 - 5,000 lbs GVWR
F10 = F Series F100 4x2 Regular Cab Pickup Truck
E = 4.9L 300 cid 6 cylinder gasoline fuel made by Ford
2 = check digit
B = 1981 model year
U = Louisville Assembly Plant
A72651 = production sequence number
You should have another sticker on the door jamb...
K as a trans code = Automatic (Bronco)
01 as an axle code = Ford 2800 lb. capacity 2.75 ratio
From the Ford 1981 Light Truck Shop Manual (got it off eBay for cheap, was one of the best things I ever bought for my truck)
-Chris
Colorado, USA
P.S. It was less than four hours after your first post when you complained nobody had yet helped you. This isn't McDonalds....
P.P.S. Mileage? I have no idea. But, with a 2.75 axle and straight 6, I'd hope it'd be failry decent (more than 10).
1FT = Ford Motor Company USA truck
C = 4,001 - 5,000 lbs GVWR
F10 = F Series F100 4x2 Regular Cab Pickup Truck
E = 4.9L 300 cid 6 cylinder gasoline fuel made by Ford
2 = check digit
B = 1981 model year
U = Louisville Assembly Plant
A72651 = production sequence number
You should have another sticker on the door jamb...
K as a trans code = Automatic (Bronco)
01 as an axle code = Ford 2800 lb. capacity 2.75 ratio
From the Ford 1981 Light Truck Shop Manual (got it off eBay for cheap, was one of the best things I ever bought for my truck)
-Chris
Colorado, USA
P.S. It was less than four hours after your first post when you complained nobody had yet helped you. This isn't McDonalds....
P.P.S. Mileage? I have no idea. But, with a 2.75 axle and straight 6, I'd hope it'd be failry decent (more than 10).
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[QUOTE=ctubutis]
P.S. It was less than four hours after your first post when you complained nobody had yet helped you. This isn't McDonalds....
QUOTE]I had to buy the truck before another guy bought it out from under me, i got it for 900$, thanks for the info, should get a LOT more than 10!
Taylor
P.S. It was less than four hours after your first post when you complained nobody had yet helped you. This isn't McDonalds....
QUOTE]I had to buy the truck before another guy bought it out from under me, i got it for 900$, thanks for the info, should get a LOT more than 10!
Taylor
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Originally Posted by zpmps2
I had to buy the truck before another guy bought it out from under me, i got it for 900$, thanks for the info, should get a LOT more than 10!
Taylor
Taylor
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