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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 12:33 AM
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New here, few questions

Hey guys,

I am new here. I lurked for about a day or so and decided to sign up.

This past week I bought a 94 F-150 XLT.

It is the extended cab, short bed, has the 5.8L 4X4 automatic.

Has just over 152,000 miles and the only thing it needs is some rust repair. other wise its great!

My question is where can I find what options the truck has? I read some were online that these 4X4's had some gear options but I have no idea what they would be or how to determine if that info is even correct.

It also has a unique paint setup. It is white, with a medium grey stripe across the bottom. Kind of how the eddie bauers had the tan across the bottom. I looked through the thread of all the pictures and have not seen another one like this, so I am wondering if there is something special about this paint style.

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Brian.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 01:06 AM
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Welcome! The paint scheme is fairly common. Many of the XL trucks had it as well. There is a VIN decoder on this site, but I can't find it right now.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 01:08 AM
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hmmm, I thought mine was special because I had only seen single color, two tone and the wacky paint styles.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 02:34 AM
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The vin decoder on this site: VIN Number Decoder offer to you by Ford Trucks Enthusiasts | www.ford-trucks.com
As far as your gears, there should be a tag on the rear axle, that will have the gear ratio as well as the serial number stamped on it.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 08:05 AM
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You can also look on the drivers door post and look for the axle code. Once you find it, post it here and someone can direct you to a code chart or just tell you what it is.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 11:25 AM
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thanks guys,

Seems that this site will be my best source for information!
 
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 02:20 PM
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Ok I looked at the door jamb sticker.

here is what it says:

Trans E
Axel H9B
Springs M4I
 
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 02:31 PM
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Ford Door Sticker Decoder .: Articles Here is a link to the door sticker decoder.
 
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so it says that i have the 3.55 limited slip.

Is that both front and rear or just the rear?
 
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 02:58 PM
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Only the rear will be limited slip. However the front will be the same ratio.
If you do a fluid change on the front and read diffs make sure you use either the gear oil with the LS additive in it or get the additive seperately and put it in with the straight gear oil in the rear diff.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2010 | 03:26 PM
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good to know. Since I was planing on changing the fluid this spring.
 
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