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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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Need code help:
rear axle F250 4x4 gas w/ 5 spd

on axle:
V130C
10 10 2 8J10

tried searching, even the ask here...but gave up on them when there puter wanted too much info about me.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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It would be easier to look at the VIN sticker on the B pillar of the driver's side door jam. Look for the Axle category and there should be a two or three character code.Give us that code. It will tell us what the axle ratio is.

The V means that the axle was made at the "Van Dyke" plant/ The "8J10" is the date code The "10 2" is the ring gear size. I suspect that the "10" is really "4 10" and means that the axle ratio is 4.10 . If the complete code is "4L10"-then you have a limited slip differential with 4.10 gears.

You just want to know the axle ratio-right??
 
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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Yes. Without climing under the truck and counting turns, trying to do it by the book.
Can not read the "vin tag".
Unable to fi d the vin plate.
But the door jamb tag is good to go,
states
axle =35
tape=2
dso=76
spring=7F

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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by packnrat
Yes. Without climing under the truck and counting turns, trying to do it by the book.
Can not read the "vin tag".
Unable to fi d the vin plate.
But the door jamb tag is good to go,
states
axle =35
tape=2
dso=76
spring=7F

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35= means that you have a 6250 pound rated axle with 4.10 axle ratio and open differential

DSO 76 = Domestic Sales Office Denver

Spring 7F= refers to Ford part numbers for front and rear springs

Tape 2 = Light Chestnut/Light Desert Tan vinyl tape-if the truck is a two tone paint job.

All of this per my 1992 F series Specification Book
 
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What ever is chestnut? It looks like a dirty white to me but yes on color. Truck is always dirty, live in the country and drive dirt rd's
Ok so I have 4.10 gears but there is a Detroit in back. Only rear diff to have in a truck :-)
The truck crawls great in first-high.
But lacks power above 1k rpm.- another issue I must fix. Only 20k on new motor.

thanks for the help, in V,S, CA I will buy you a beer or three.
 
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by packnrat
What ever is chestnut? It looks like a dirty white to me but yes on color. Truck is always dirty, live in the country and drive dirt rd's
Ok so I have 4.10 gears but there is a Detroit in back. Only rear diff to have in a truck :-)
The truck crawls great in first-high.
But lacks power above 1k rpm.- another issue I must fix. Only 20k on new motor.

thanks for the help, in V,S, CA I will buy you a beer or three.
I wonder how that Rocky Mt/Denver truck ended up in Cali??
 
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