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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 08:20 PM
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78 f600 crew cab help decode

just found this site hope you folks can help me out i found a 78 f600 crew cab i would like to buy it was a digger truck has digger bed with crane an 50 ton pto winch need help decoding an ball park price to offer for in cranks an drives but needs brakes all around
vin# f61vag1744 wb 176 color m type f616 body gag trans m axle e3m
dso 26 gvw 2400

want to make know if it can be changed to air ride on rear do lots of pulling with my f350 need bigger truck.

thanks up front will
 
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 10:22 PM
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Here's what I can figure out between my '77 and '79 books ( I don't have '78s, so this might not be completely accurate, but the stuff I've included is the same in both books, so I think we can assume '78 would be the same, but you never know...): V.i.n. - F61= F600. V should be engine code, but it shows a Cummins 855 c.i.d. diesel, which sounds unlikely. A should be assembly plant, but my books don't show an A code assembly plant. The rest of the v.i.n. is the sequential number which would show the build date, if I had '78 books. Wb 176= 176" wheel base. col M = white color. type f616 = 24,000lb G.V.W.. body gag = black vinyl interior - crew cab. trans M = clark 285 direct 5 speed transmission. Axle e3m =e3= Eaton 16244 17,500lb rated 2 speed axle with ratios of 6.50 and 9.04. m = 7,000lb front axle w/ power steering. dso 26 = New Orleans ( original order destination) gvw 2400 = 24,000lb gvw That's about all I can figure out, hope it is helpful.
 
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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the engine code could have been a y my eyes have 50plus years on them the info you gave helps a lot. do you know of a air ride conv kit for older trucks.

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Old Nov 18, 2009 | 08:51 PM
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I don't show any "Y" code engines either. Maybe it's '78 specific? Can't help you with the air ride either.
 
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