94 K2500 350 "heavy duty"? - Page 2

jbarker · 10-28-2009, 04:28 PM

Shucks. How about the 8600 GVWR?

1500cheyenne96 · 10-28-2009, 04:29 PM

^^^^Yep the only way to really tell is by the rpo codes because the 2500's that came with six lugs were considered "heavy duty 1/2 tons" but like i said in an earlier post if you have the rpo codes in the glove box i can look them up and tell you if it is HD or not

BernieB · 10-28-2009, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbarker

Shucks. How about the 8600 GVWR?

I don't know about that. I just know that when I was trying to find out if my 3500 was an HD or not the telling point was the I beam front axle... which wouldn't apply on a 4x4. I didn't have the I beam, so that made mine a standard 3500, but it's still 8 lug.

I'm not even sure they made a 2500HD those years. It seems to me that the 2500HD didn't come out until '99 or later, but I could be wrong.

BernieB · 10-28-2009, 04:38 PM

Nope, I'm wrong... The K2500HD was available as early as 1989 from what I'm finding.

jbarker · 10-28-2009, 04:42 PM

OK I'm getting educated. Code sticker is still in the glovebox. Spotted L05 in the list which I recognize as the engine. There are about 4 dozen 3-character codes - any idea what I'm looking for" First character at least?
JB

BernieB · 10-28-2009, 04:47 PM

Okay... If it's got the HD chassis it'll have code F44 on the RPO sticker.

jbarker · 10-28-2009, 04:54 PM

Codes on sticker that start with "F": FE9, FF6, FF&, F60.
Not HD, huh?
JB

BernieB · 10-28-2009, 05:07 PM

FE9 = Emissions Certification
FF6 & FF7 = Types of torsion bar front suspension
F60 = Spring Front (Heavy Duty) [Which does not make sense if it's torsion bar - could it be F6Q?]
F6Q = Fleet Incentive (HAJOCA CORP (C/H/K/N/U/W-TRK CKML))

BernieB · 10-28-2009, 05:09 PM

Can you post all the codes? I'll look them up. Or, do a search for the tag "RPO" on here and you'll find a link to download the whole RPO code list from my server.

jbarker · 10-28-2009, 05:14 PM

Took another hard look and it's definitely FE9 FF6 FF7 F60 (don't know if the last character is an "O" or a zero), but it's not a "Q".
I do have a D44.
Where did you get your magic decoder ring anyway?
Available on the 'net?
JB

10-28-2009, 04:38 PM	#14
BernieB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,906	Nope, I'm wrong... The K2500HD was available as early as 1989 from what I'm finding. __________________ If the guys who design 'em had to take one home, use it every day for 2 years, and do all the maint and repairs themselves, cars would have a button on the dash to change the oil, filters & plugs.

10-28-2009, 04:47 PM	#16
BernieB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,906	Okay... If it's got the HD chassis it'll have code F44 on the RPO sticker. __________________ If the guys who design 'em had to take one home, use it every day for 2 years, and do all the maint and repairs themselves, cars would have a button on the dash to change the oil, filters & plugs.

10-28-2009, 05:07 PM	#18
BernieB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,906	FE9 = Emissions Certification FF6 & FF7 = Types of torsion bar front suspension F60 = Spring Front (Heavy Duty) [Which does not make sense if it's torsion bar - could it be F6Q?] F6Q = Fleet Incentive (HAJOCA CORP (C/H/K/N/U/W-TRK CKML)) __________________ If the guys who design 'em had to take one home, use it every day for 2 years, and do all the maint and repairs themselves, cars would have a button on the dash to change the oil, filters & plugs.

10-28-2009, 05:09 PM	#19
BernieB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 1,906	Can you post all the codes? I'll look them up. Or, do a search for the tag "RPO" on here and you'll find a link to download the whole RPO code list from my server. __________________ If the guys who design 'em had to take one home, use it every day for 2 years, and do all the maint and repairs themselves, cars would have a button on the dash to change the oil, filters & plugs.

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10-28-2009, 04:28 PM	#11
jbarker Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 31	Shucks. How about the 8600 GVWR?

10-28-2009, 04:29 PM	#12
1500cheyenne96 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: MIchigan Posts: 197	^^^^Yep the only way to really tell is by the rpo codes because the 2500's that came with six lugs were considered "heavy duty 1/2 tons" but like i said in an earlier post if you have the rpo codes in the glove box i can look them up and tell you if it is HD or not

10-28-2009, 04:42 PM	#15
jbarker Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 31	OK I'm getting educated. Code sticker is still in the glovebox. Spotted L05 in the list which I recognize as the engine. There are about 4 dozen 3-character codes - any idea what I'm looking for" First character at least? JB

10-28-2009, 04:54 PM	#17
jbarker Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 31	Codes on sticker that start with "F": FE9, FF6, FF&, F60. Not HD, huh? JB

10-28-2009, 05:14 PM	#20
jbarker Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 31	Took another hard look and it's definitely FE9 FF6 FF7 F60 (don't know if the last character is an "O" or a zero), but it's not a "Q". I do have a D44. Where did you get your magic decoder ring anyway? Available on the 'net? JB

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