This is my 440 the day we got it:
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'73 Concord 20' Class A w/Dodge 440 - see profile for photo
Maya.215 wrote:
Great so my vin is f44ct9v708470 the make is dodge and the model is f40, it's good to know the online is worthless lol but if I'm reading this right is it a 440 my distributor cap is in the rear of the engine back were the dog house is and so far all the parts from the 360 b300 1ton is fitting and working could I possibly be putting the wrong stuff on here I've done quite a few things to this rv,distributorcap, plugs, power stearing pump, altinator, voltage regulator brakes all the way around plus rotors and shoes, rear fluids and gasket, tranny gasket, filter and fluids all fluids not just the tranny pan, I have a few other things to get to like oil pan gasket and my fuel gauge is not working
Great so my vin is f44ct9v708470 the make is dodge and the model is f40, it's good to know the online is worthless lol but if I'm reading this right is it a 440 my distributor cap is in the rear of the engine back were the dog house is and so far all the parts from the 360 b300 1ton is fitting and working could I possibly be putting the wrong stuff on here I've done quite a few things to this rv,distributorcap, plugs, power stearing pump, altinator, voltage regulator brakes all the way around plus rotors and shoes, rear fluids and gasket, tranny gasket, filter and fluids all fluids not just the tranny pan, I have a few other things to get to like oil pan gasket and my fuel gauge is not working
Your VIN is an odd one. The F identifies it as an "unfinished cab & chassis. Not sure on the 44 (that would be the model and it looks like it wasn't a standard truck or van chassis), but the C is for 10,001 to 14,000 GVWR, the T is for a 360/4bbl engine, and the 9 is for 1979 model year.
1975 American Clipper RV with Dodge 360 (photo in profile)
1998 American Clipper Fold n Roll Folding Trailer
Both born in Morgan Hill, CA to Irv Perch (Daddy of the Aristocrat trailers)
Maya.215 wrote:
I've tried to use my chassis vin and absolutely nobody could tell me what yr model and make I had they all said that the vins did not actually apply to vehicular identification until the 80s I also checked my vin at 4 different vin decoders on line and all could not tell me a thing about my 1979 dodge class c motor home they all said vin not found I had to figure by going to different sites and asking questions eventually I came to find out I had the dodge small block v8 5.9l engine and the parts or I should say most of the parts come from the dodge b300 1ton van, so far all the parts I've gotten have been very successful
I've tried to use my chassis vin and absolutely nobody could tell me what yr model and make I had they all said that the vins did not actually apply to vehicular identification until the 80s I also checked my vin at 4 different vin decoders on line and all could not tell me a thing about my 1979 dodge class c motor home they all said vin not found I had to figure by going to different sites and asking questions eventually I came to find out I had the dodge small block v8 5.9l engine and the parts or I should say most of the parts come from the dodge b300 1ton van, so far all the parts I've gotten have been very successful
Look on the outside of frame, on the right (passenger) side, between the wheel and frame. There should be a number stamped into the frame. (May be covered with grease, dirt, and paint so may be hard to see.)
If the distributor is in the rear, towards the transmission, it's a 318, 340, or 360 engine. (In older Dodge vehicles, it could also be a 273 cu. in., that's the little known 4th -- and original -- Mopar small block displacement.)
1970 Explorer Class A on a 1969 Dodge M300 chassis with 318 cu. in. (split year)
1972 Executive Class A on a Dodge M375 chassis with 413 cu. in.
1973 Explorer Class A on a Dodge RM350 (R4) chassis with 318 engine & tranny from 1970 Explorer Class A
Again Class A motorhomes are different as they weren't built on van/truck chassis.
Maya.215 wrote:
Wow your the first to actually give me that much info great thanks I've been told by every Machanic auto parts store that I have been to and they all said that was a odd vin, so then I've been getting all the right parts. I'm new to rvs what exactly do they mean by unfinished lmbo that don't sound good lol
Wow your the first to actually give me that much info great thanks I've been told by every Machanic auto parts store that I have been to and they all said that was a odd vin, so then I've been getting all the right parts. I'm new to rvs what exactly do they mean by unfinished lmbo that don't sound good lol
"Unfinished" isn't a commonly used term ... incomplete or cut-away refers to a chassis sold by Dodge without a body (or most of the body) to manufacturers who then used it as the basis for delivery trucks, motorhomes, and so forth. What the original owner bought was a complete motorhome, built by Dodge and the motorhome manufacturer.
When I worked at a parts counter, whenever one of the other counter people couldn't "find" a VIN, they'd point the customer to me, especially if the customer mentioned "motorhome."
I had one regular customer who'd drive 120 miles one way just to talk with me. (I worked Friday through Sunday and the second time he showed up was on a Thursday ... the boss offered to telephone me or call me in but the customer decided to camp out until Friday.)