What year is it

[OldRedFord]

This is the spray truck we have at work. Its a old Ford with what I belive is a 6 cylinder Detroit.

Wondering what year it is?

[jimmy828]

would the info you need be on VIN ?

[basketcase0302]

Tim, it looks like an L9000, they didn't change much for many years-kinda look the same to me.
Maybe someone else with more big truck info can pipe in here though.

[TNIceWolf]

Thats an L9000 alright and they were a pretty long lived line. We had one as a delivery truck way back when in 92 when I worked for a truss shop in cartersville. It was an old secondhand one then and took a bit of care. As with most larger trucks with commercial diesel engines they could be purchased with or modified to accept a good many engines. If it is a V design 6cylinder its probably a Detroit. Most likely a 318 I think. A 6V53. ( 6 cylinders V block 53 cubic inches per cylinder = 318 cubic inches ) If it is a straight six it is most likely to be a large cam cummins I would think. Tipping the hood and looking for a name is easy enough to do and can give you a clue. If you find a Cat engine I would guess a 3208.

[mk]

Those have been around since the early 70s. Maybe look at the date code on the windows for a rough idea of year.


mike

[1972hiboy]

oh I bet that things sounds good wound up......

[basketcase0302]

Here's an 85' L9000 for sale:

[70_F100]

If it's an L9000, it could have any number of engines, as already stated. Most likely candidates would either be Detroit or Cummins. Depending upon the year, it could be a 6-71 Detroit (inline 6, commonly referred to as a 238), 8V-71 Detroit (V-8, commonly referred to as a 318), 8V-92 Detroit, 6V-92 Detroit or 6-cylinder Cummins (inline).

The 71-series Detroit engines were commonly known by their horsepower ratings in the 60's (ie, 238, 318), and even though those ratings changed as injectors and injector timing changed to meet emissions standards in the 70's, people continued to use the 238/318 nomenclature.

A Cat 3208 or Detroit 6V-53 would only have been available in the L8000. These engines were not considered heavy-duty engines. BTW, even though the 6V-53 had 318 cubic inches, it was NOT ever called a 318.

Even up close, it was sometimes hard to tell the difference between an 8000 and a 9000 without looking at the hood emblems, as they shared the same cab and some of the same hoods, but once inside the cab or under the hood, it was simple enough.

The one in the picture, because it has the short hood and a single axle, is most likely an L8000.