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GENERAL INFORMATION LUBRICATION CONTENTS OF THIS SECTION Page G eneral I n fo r m a tio n ................................................. ......................0-1 L ubrication ......................................................................................0-6
GENERAL INFORM ATION INDEX Page Model Line U p ................................................................................. 0-1 Series and Model Identification ................................................. 0-1 Vehicle Identification N um ber and Rating P l a t e ................................................................................. 0-1 Engine N um ber ...............................................................................0-1 U nit and Serial Num ber L o c a tio n s ............................................ 0-1
F o u rth and F ifth N um bers—Body and Brake*
MODEL LINE UP The Chevy Van and Sportvan are available in the models listed below: 6-CYLINDER MODELS GS 11005-06-36 GS 11305-06-36 G S21005-06-36 G S21305-06-36 G S 3 1005-06-36 G S31305-06-36
Page Service Parts Identification Plate ...............................................0-2 Keys and Locks .............................................................................. 0-3 Pushing to S tart V e h ic le ................................................................0-3 T o w in g ................................................................................................0-3 Engine Vehicle A vailability...........................................................0 4 Load Capacity C h a r t ...................................................................... 0-5
W/B 110” 125” 110” 125” 110” 125”
8-CYLINDER MODELS GE 11005-06-36 G E 1 1305-06-36 G E 2 1005-06-36 G E 2 1305-06-36 G E 3 1005-06-36 G E 3 1305-06-36
SERIES AND MODEL ID E N TIFIC A TIO N The five digit num ber preceded by tw o letters is used to identify truck series and models. For example, vehicle GS11005 w ould be: 0 Light-Duty Forw ard C o n tro l;® L-6 gasoline engine; [T] 3600 lbs.-5600 lbs. GVW; ITD1 6 0 ” -65” Cab-to-Axle dim ension; [05] Panel, as listed below: First L etter-C h assis E3 — Light-D uty Forw ard C ontrol Second L etter—Engine A - All E — V-8 Gasoline E l — L-6 Gasoline
[Q5l - Panel 06 — Suburban (Panel Rear Doors) 36 — Deluxe Suburban (Panel Rear Doors) *H ydraulic unless otherw ise specified.
VEHICLE ID E N TIFIC A TIO N NUMBER AND RATING PLATE A com bination vehicle identification num ber and rating plate used on all m odels (fig. 1) is located on th e left door pillar. The vehicle identification num ber stam ped on the plate decodes into the inform ation shown in Figure 2.
ENGINE NUMBER The engine num ber indicates m anufacturing p lan t, m onth and day o f m anufacture, and transm ission type. A typical engine num ber w ould be F1210FA , w hich would breakdown thus: F —M anufacturing Plant (F-Flint, T-Tonaw anda) 12—M onth o f m anufacture (Decem ber) 10—Day o f m anufacture (tenth) FA—Transmission and engine type
U N IT AND SERIAL NUMBER LOCATIONS First Q ]2 3 -
N um ber—GVW Range 3600-5600 lbs. 5500-8100 lbs. 6 7 0 0 -1 0 ,0 0 0 lbs.
Second and Third N um bers—Cab-to-Axle Dimension [ H - 60-65” 13 - 78-83”
For the convenience o f service technicians and engineers when w riting up certain business papers such as W arranty R eports, P roduct Inform ation R eports, or reporting product failures in any way, the location o f the various u nit num bers have been indicated. These u n it num bers and their prefix or suffix are necessary on these papers for various reasons—such as accounting, follow-up on p ro d u ctio n , etc.
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