Cummins Vin number

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by willardskillard, Aug 13, 2013.

  1. willardskillard

    willardskillard Light Load Member

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    Im looking at some truck VIN# and the trucks are 1500 miles away, But Im trying to figure out What it means about the engine when the 8th digit is a (C) This truck is a year 2000 freightliner and has only 48,713 Original miles on the cummins. / Another has a (A) for 8th digit and it has 181,969 miles on it also a 2000 freightliner. Does anyone know what this means? And how will I recognize a N14 cummins? They have quiet a few of these trucks. Id like one with a decent engine. Most of the Trucks with the Cats, and Detroit's have around 300,000 on them.
     
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  3. cetanediesel

    cetanediesel Medium Load Member

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    Were they site trucks that never hit the roads? Or town, city, county that just drove away from the bosses line of site and then parked till quittin time? Thats just super low miles for that year.
     
  4. willardskillard

    willardskillard Light Load Member

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    The ones with the lowest miles stayed in town only yes. I know the owner! The others with more miles were used only for hauling sand from Tehachapi down to Bakersfield for a local Business. These are the same trucks I was posting about all last week asking questions about them. One member here said they were just junk lol, But they aren't , And Im setting here looking at pics of them. Only bad part is they have daycabs and some are the 26 foot flatbeds and some are 10 wheelers. I want to buy all of them and bring them back here. But I want to keep One of the better flat beds with the low miles for my personal use. Im making a Truck conversion out of it. The rest I will sale to friends at a discounted price. They wont sale in Bakersfield because of the new emission laws. They have the emission sticker but haven't been retrofitted and wont be in compliance much longer. They will go to the auction if I don't move them. Im basically getting mine for nothing. But if one is a N14 Red Top I will use it for my camper.
     
  5. cetanediesel

    cetanediesel Medium Load Member

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    Thanks for that. Call the truck dealer for that brand, they will be able to tell you, with the VIN, what engine came from the factory. I had a N-14, was not impressed with the cam follower set up. If the side cover leaks, you need to remove the whole valve train along with the jakes. Then hope you can find the part number on the old deteriorated gasket to get the correct thickness to replace it with. And then have the whole overhead "timed" as they call it, so that your injectors dont wash down the cylinders and blow pistons. Thats just one of my problems with them.
     
  6. willardskillard

    willardskillard Light Load Member

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    Thanks man, That's all good to know. But If I can get it for 2 grand I think Ill risk it, Thank ya sir, Have a nice day.
     
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