DODGE PASSENGER
CAR
SERVICE MANUAL
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This manual
is
dedicated
to the
thousands
of
Dodge Service Technicians
all
over
the
world
. . . who,
enthused with their responsibility
to the
motoring
public, constantly search
for
knowledge
and new
service methods
in the
increasingly complicated skill
of
modern
day
auto mechanics
... in
order
to provide
a
better
and
more economical service
to
their community.
It
covers
many conditions that
may be
encountered, together with their possible causes.
Each section contains practical disassembly, repair
and
assembly procedures.
The customer's description
of a
condition, when brought
to the
attention
of
the
Dealer's Service Department, should
be
verified
by a
road test, unless
the condition
is
obvious
by
visual examination.
The service tools referred
to in
this Manual,
or
their equivalent,
are
necessary
for
efficient servicing
of
Dodge cars.
All
tools listed
are
available.
DODGE VEHICLE NUMBERS
All vehicle numbers contain ten digits. The vehicle number is a code which
tells the make of car (1st digit), model of car (2nd digit), year built (3rd
digit),
assembly plant (4th digit) and vehicle serial number (last six digits).
Listed below is the coding for Dodge cars.
1st Digit 2nd Digit 3rd Digit
4th Digit
4-Dodge Dart
(6 Cyl.)
5-Dodge Dart
(8 Cyl.)
6-Dodge
(8 Cyl.)
1.
Low
2.
Medium
3.
High
5. Suburban
—
Low
6. Suburban
—
Medium
7. Suburban
—
High
8. Taxi
9. Special
1960
2.
Detroit—Dodge
3.
Detroit—Jefferson
5. Los Angeles
6. Newark
7.
St.
Louis
VEHICLE NUMBER LOCATION
The
vehicle number (serial
number)
is
located
on a
plate which
is
attached
to the
leít front door hinge pillar post.
ENGINE IDENTIFICATION Engines
may be
identified
by
engine numbers according
to the
following prefixes:
Super
Red Ram V-8,
P-36;
Ram
Fire
V-8, P-38;
D-500
Ram Induction
361 V-8,
P-36; D-500
Ram
Induction
383
V-8,
P-38; Economy Slant "6". P-22—numbers
of
these
engines
are
stamped in position "A" shown
at
right.
Red
Ram V-8 prefix P-318—number stamped
in
position "B"
shown
at
right.
BODY NUMBER LOCATION The body number
is
stamped
on
a
plate which
is
attached
to the
left
or
right side of
the engine side
of the
dash,
or on
front
of
radiator yoke.
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