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Old 02-04-2013, 07:46 PM
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VIN Location on 700R4

Got a trans this weekend and wondering where the VIN/ID information is located? I found a few numbers, but I don't believe they are what I am looking for. I did find a date stamp/clock that indicates 1989. Thanks for any help.
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Re: VIN Location on 700R4

Found the ID pad...now to decipher 0CJM289C. Anyone?

I am thinking (please correct me if I am wrong):
0= 1990
CJ= PLEASE HELP WITH THIS
M=4L60/700R4
289= Day of year
C= Third Shift

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Re: VIN Location on 700R4

Originally Posted by MrPackstin
...now to decipher 0CJM289C.
I am thinking (please correct me if I am wrong):
0= 1990
CJ= PLEASE HELP WITH THIS
M=4L60/700R4
289= Day of year
C= Third Shift
86-93 have a 3 letter ID code not the two you are looking at

CJM is documented in a GM 1990 truck TSB covering trucks , vans ,Astros and S10's

Is there a BIG letter cast on the bellhousing?

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Re: VIN Location on 700R4

It does not have the big "K" however, it does have the "MD8" on the passenger side. The rear shaft is 27 spline, the front-big spline is 27 and the front-smaller spline is 30. "17" above the lock-up switch. Is it this small-front spline that dictates- I assume it must be since by 1990 they were no longer making the 27s? "8663549" Clock-like stamp is "89....6....10"
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Re: VIN Location on 700R4

Originally Posted by MrPackstin
the front-smaller spline is 30. Is it this small-front spline that dictates-
I assume it must be since by 1990 they were no longer making the 27s?
That is the convertor spline making it a late trans.
The large spline is for the stator inside the convertor
http://www.tciauto.com/tc/torque-converters-explained/
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