VIN chronology differences

[Ron]

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Thanks, I will try to find these. I see them as one-offs here and there on the web. Might eventually purchase a book of them for this purpose.

Check out https://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?6...vice-Bulletins in the Resources section.

[mike123]

Service bulletins were great, thank you! A lot of overlap with prior resources but also added the following new items:

0	no red paint on ball joint nuts? not needed?
2333	red paint on ball joint nuts to confirm safety inspection
5601	no red paint on ball joint nuts? not needed?
0	inertia switch recalled
7200	inertia switch not recalled
10001	inertia switch recalled
11128	inertia switch not recalled
0	starter solenoid sometimes doesn't have enough voltage to be reliable
2548	starter circuit update
0	five engine wiring harness clips are metal
1201	five engine wiring harness clips are vinyl-coated
0	The installation position of the vent hose on the control pressure regulator should be inspected and corrected
2284	The installation position of the vent hose on the control pressure regulator is correct from factory
0	right rear bulkhead panel has no cut for wiring harness
2309	a recess has been cut out of the right rear bulkhead panel to accommodate the wiring harness
0	parcel shelf boards are 25mm longer; can be cut to aid in removal
2309	25mm has been cut from the top edge of the bulkhead parcel shelf boards to aid in removal
0	original torque setting for upper and lower ball joint to steering knuckle
2474	the torque setting for upper and lower ball joint to steering knuckle has been revised to 70Nm (52 ft.-lb.)
0	old temperature switch retaining clip (not interchangeable with new one)
3850	new temperature switch retaining clip
0	2.75lbs freon charge in AC unit. May cause knocking noises in starting with AC on (if so, change to 2.2lbs).
4080	2.2lbs freon charge in AC unit
0	original baffle for fuel tank (no longer produced)
4782	modified baffle for fuel tank

[Jonathan]

I put this together a while ago: https://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?1...l=1#post193743

[mike123]

I put this together a while ago: https://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?1...l=1#post193743

That's great! I like the idea of narrowing down a VIN based on observable features.

I have this working both for:

• Enter VIN --> get it's list of features
• Enter features --> get range of possibilities for VIN

...but Google Sheets is obnoxious about letting me copy the feature dropdowns into a standalone sheet that I can make available.

Will keep trying, and if all else fails, will just manually re-do that part.

[mike123]

Here is the spreadsheet which you can Make A Copy and test out:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...gid=2042635544

I'm happy to continue to add to it and update it, but it currently encompasses everything I have been able to learn from reading.

[MrChocky]

Here is the spreadsheet which you can Make A Copy and test out:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...gid=2042635544

I'm happy to continue to add to it and update it, but it currently encompasses everything I have been able to learn from reading.

This is pretty interesting, I've been working on something else which would be able to ingest such information and a whole lot else:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...it?usp=sharing

[mike123]

I saw that!

I don't have a car yet, nor any knowledge whatsoever about original parts or viable replacements, but happy to organize what I have in any way I can to help you or whoever takes up that effort.