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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 07:33 PM
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VIN decode

This is the VIN that was in my glovebox when i got my F250
the body isnt original so i just wanted to know what the donor truck was before its body got put on my F250...

X15HKDH0484

W.B.= 155
color=S O
type/GVW=X153
body=BBH
trans=K
axel=13J
max GVW=06400

1979 25
 
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 08:14 PM
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1979 F150, 2wd Super cab, 6400gvwr, silver/bright dk. blue metallic, blue interior, 351m 2bbl, 3sp auto, 2.75:1 ford axle, pwr. steering, assembled in KC, DSO Richmond.
 
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 08:20 PM
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what does DSO mean?
 
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 09:34 PM
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District Sales Office, where the dealer ordered the truck through.
 
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Old Jun 23, 2010 | 11:56 PM
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Your VIN is:
X15HKDH0484.

X15= F-150 Super-Cab Two Wheel Drive.
H= 351ci V8 with a 2-Barrel Carburetor.
K= Kansas City Missouri Assembly Plant.
H0484= Build Sequence Number Thingy.
Your Truck was Built in October of '78 as a 1979 Model Year.

Paint: S Code= "Bright Dark Blue Metallic" O Code= ('79 Color) "Silver Metallic"
WheelBase= 155"= A Regular Bed, Super-Cab.
X153= '78-'79 Super-Cab Pickup with a 6,400 GVW Rating- F-150 Two Wheel Drive.
Body= BBH= BB- Black Vinyl (Heavy Duty) with Blue appointments.
Transmission Code= K - '79 3-Speed Automatic Transmission.
Rear Axle Code= 13 - '77-'79 - 2.75 Ratio.
Front Axle Code= J - '73-'79 Ford with Power Steering.
That lonsome "25" you posted is the District Sales office Code- Richomnd D.S.O
 
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Old Jun 24, 2010 | 12:58 AM
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TRANS code K (first used in 1979) = C6 Cruise-O-Matic.

Previous years, Ford used TRANS code G for every F100/350 A/T.

One had to know which A/T came with what engine.

AXLE 13 = Ford 9" / 2.75-1 / non Limited Slip / 3750 lb. Rear Axle Capacity.

Originally Posted by 76f350spercamprspeal
Body=BBH=BB- Black Vinyl (Heavy Duty) with Blue Appointments.
BODY code BBH: BB = Blue all Vinyl (Body Style 81E ~ Ranger XLT, Lariat) / H = Super Cab.

The last 6 digits of the VIN = Numerical Sequence of Assembly (the truck's specific serial number) is DH0484, not H0484.
 
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