Hi Fox, thanks for chiming in, glad to see you here!!!!
Hi Fox, thanks for chiming in, glad to see you here!!!!
Glad I can contribute something useful!
Guess you would like to see a door tag ! GGNN for 85.5 Comp Prep.
Here is T2FF240127 7/85 Car
Not sure if you can use Build Sheet
I will get door sticker of T7FF239068 tomorrow. Tried in the dark of the garage and didn't take.
Mark
P.S. Excuse me if you didn't want this shown John!
Build sheets are always good to see. They have a lot of info. Would be better if it were a straight on shot. I'm not asking too much, am I? Heh
I can make out the spring codes (Line E) ROS ROS POE POE, which translates to GGNN on the door tag.
I can also see a lack of power windows and power lock codes, which means neither were to be installed.
And it looks like the radio code might be "D" or "R"?
Don't hold your breath on 239068 !! Tried twice now (about 15 photos) can't get it in the garage (with or without the flash)
When I get the cars out on return from Sturgis I will get a photo outside (without the glare of the flash)
Mark
Screwed up ! Had to move 3 cars yesterday and FORGOT to take photo before burying it!
Will get out after Sturgis
Mark
Looking again at the build sheet above, I see no speaker code which means no (rear) speakers were to have been installed, which probably also make the radio code "D" (delete).
Radio codes on '85 and '86 build sheets...
D = radio delete (door tag code Y)
R = AM/FM stereo cassette (door tag code 7)
S = AM/FM stereo (door tag code 4)
X = electronic search AM/FM stereo cassette (door tag code 6)
Speaker codes on '85 and '86 build sheets...
[blank] = no speakers (rear)
4 = four speakers without Premium sound system
Z = four speakers with Premium sound system
Thanks! So, the front spring codes for the 84-86 SVO's were HH as well as the 1984 Comp prep. The Front spring codes for the 85-86 comp preps were GG. Does that mean the 85-86 Comp prep had a lighter front spring for less load than the 1984 Comp prep - i.e. G, H, I, J - Loads increasing from G to J? Same for the rears? L, M, N, O, P, Q, R - Loads increasing from L to R? or do the spring codes have nothing to do with a increasing alphabetic path as I've described.
7B SL55
Here are what the Ford shop manuals (printed September of that model year) say about the SVO spring codes...
1984 "H" front spring
D9AC-5310-HA
catchword = HIP
9270 (LH/RH) = 8EN/9EN
1984 "J" front spring
D9AC-5310-JA
catchword = JOG
9270 (LH/RH) = 8EJ/9EJ
1984 "L" rear spring
D9AC-5560-LA
catchword = VIS
9270 (LH/RH) = 8TX/9TX
1984 "M" rear spring
D9AC-5560-MA
catchword = WIK
9270 (LH/RH) = 8TY/9TY
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1985 "G" front spring (Comp Prep only)
D9AC-5310-GA
catchword = GAJ
9270 (LH/RH) = 8EH/9EH
1985 "H" front spring
D9AC-5310-HA
catchword = HIP
9270 (LH/RH) = 8EN/9EN
1985 "M" rear spring
D9AC-5560-MA
catchword = WIK
9270 (LH/RH) = 8TY/9TY
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1985½ "G" front spring (Comp Prep only)
D9AC-5310-GA
catchword = GAJ
9270 (LH/RH) = 8EH/9EH
1985½ "H" front spring
D9AC-5310-HA
catchword = HIP
9270 (LH/RH) = 8EN/9EN
1985½ "N" rear spring
D9AC-5560-NA
catchword = QYK
9270 (LH/RH) = 8T6/9T6
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1986 "G" front spring (Comp Prep only)
D9AC-5310-GA
catchword = GAJ
9270 (LH/RH) = 8EH/9EH
1986 "H" front spring
D9AC-5310-HA
catchword = HIP
9270 (LH/RH) = 8EN/9EN
1986 "R" rear spring
E5AC-5560-CA
catchword = NUS
9270 (LH/RH) = 8T8/9T8
The catchword and the engineering number were on the green sticker that was wrapped around one of the coils on the spring. I do not know what the 9270 number means.
I don't know how much I would trust the Ford shop manuals because even they leave codes off the list and the "catchwords" don't match what's on the build sheet, so I think they just used the same charts from year to year and I can't count on their accuracy. If I could get my hands on some factory books I might feel a little more comfortable with the numbers.
It looks like a whole lot of letters and numbers with not much being discerned by any of it. We need to find the secret decoder ring. Seems like I've seen load/rate numbers associated with the different springs letters/numbers before, somewhere.
7B SL55