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Hello all,

Just wondering if anyone has a Canadian workshop manual that could decode the serial number on a Canadian built 1962 (I think) D100. The Canadian serial number seems to be completely different than the American ones listed in the Standard Catalogue.

Serial number is 2162935910.

Thanks!

Allan

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Canadian truck serial numbers were a little different from the U.S. before 1966.

The serial number - 2162935910 - decodes as :

2 - Convential cab

1 - D-100 ½-ton model

6 - 6-cylinder engine

2 - "S" series - used for 1962 through 1965 model years

9 - Windsor (Tecumseh Avenue) plant

35910 - number started at 10001 for 1962 model year, then -

20001 - first 1963 model truck

30001 - first 1964 model truck

45001 - first 1965 model truck

"35910" would thus be the 5,910th 1964 model truck built.

The amber turn signal lenses would be correct for a 1963-65 Dodge/Fargo truck, but not a 1962 model.

1960 was the last year it was possible to tell a Canadian-built Dodge truck from a Canadian-built Fargo truck - a 6 cylinder Dodge was "1", Fargo "3" while the V8 models were "2" for Dodge and "4" for Fargo.

Bill

Vancouver, BC

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Forgot to ask - what is the engine number? It is stamped on a machined boss located at the top of the block just below the #1 cylinder. It is probably blocked by the alternator.

Alternators did not become standard equipment on Canadian-built vehicles until the 1963 model year, by the way. And that includes Valiants.

Bill

Vancouver, BC

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The ½-ton Dodge/Fargo trucks adopted the slant six in 1961. The 230-cid flathead six was not available in a Canadian-built Chryco product after 1937. The only flathead 6 Chrysler of Canada used after 1955 would have been the 251.

Bill

Vancouver, BC

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">while you're at it, I was wondering if you could decode an earlier year.

90020991 model # is DD6S60 2 1/2 ton </div></div>

The truck is a 1943-44 Dodge Truck, model DD6S, on a 160" wheelbase. The engineering code is T-110-L7. Your engine number should also begin with "T-110.

Serial number spans for the DD-6S :

90019001 to 90921000 - 1943-44

90029407 to 90029626 - 1945

Bill

Vancouver, BC

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Guest CanuckPowerWagon

Hey Bill, just got a '74 Canadian truck and I'm having some difficulty could you help me out? Q17AF4S169857

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