After way to many hours to count of research, after taping together the build sheet, verifying the VIN codes, going over dealer paperwork which was in the glovebox and cleaning axle tags to read them I verified that my truck has a semi float Dana 60 LS w/ 3.54's (VIN code C3) in my early 1983 F250 single cab 4x4 Diesel.
The truck has just over 100k documented miles and was my grandpas, nothing had been done to alter the drivetrain either as all numbers correspond between axle tag and other original documentation.
It's so strange that conventional wisdom seems to be that Ford didn't put semi floats in Diesels, but I have one and starting to believe Ford built some unusual packages in the first year of their diesel trucks.
Anybody else ever see any early model diesels w/the semi float Dana?
The truck has just over 100k documented miles and was my grandpas, nothing had been done to alter the drivetrain either as all numbers correspond between axle tag and other original documentation.
It's so strange that conventional wisdom seems to be that Ford didn't put semi floats in Diesels, but I have one and starting to believe Ford built some unusual packages in the first year of their diesel trucks.
Anybody else ever see any early model diesels w/the semi float Dana?