Anyone know what they are?

 

Maybe this will help.
Tips to understanding your vehicles serial (VIN) number

They are as follows:

1st character- Identifies the country in which the vehicle was manufactured.
For example: U.S.A.(1or4), Canada(2), Mexico(3), Japan(J), Korea(K), England(S), Germany(W), Italy(Z)

2nd character- Identifies the manufacturer. For example; Audi(A),
BMW(B), Buick(4), Cadillac(6), Chevrolet(1), Chrysler(C), Dodge(B),
Ford(F), GM Canada(7), General Motors(G), Honda(H), Jaquar(A), Lincoln(L), Mercedes Benz(D), Mercury(M), Nissan(N), Oldsmobile(3), Pontiac(2or5), Plymouth(P), Saturn(8), Toyota(T), VW(V), Volvo(V).

3rd character- Identifies vehicle type or manufacturing division.

4th to 8th characters- Identifies vehicle features such as body style, engine type, model, series, etc.

9th character- Identifies VIN accuracy as check digit.

10th character- Identifies the model year. For example: 1988(J), 1989(K), 1990(L), 1991(M), 1992(N), 1993(P), 1994(R), 1995(S), 1996(T),
1997(V), 1998(W), 1999(X), 2000(Y)------2001(1), 2002(2), 2003(3)

11th character- Identifies the assembly plant for the vehicle.

12th to 17th characters- Identifies the sequence of the vehicle for production
as it rolled of the manufacturers assembly line.
Understanding the cars vehicle identification number has become very popular with car collectors for new and old vehicles alike. Collectors can confirm a vehicles uniqueness, collectability and date of production. Consider this- owning one of the last cars off the assembly line for a certain year or model or how about owing one of the first 50 of a new model off the assembly line. Car collecting has become an immense world wide hobby/business and knowing how to read and understand a VIN is a very important aspect.

 

Thanks DPTY. I should have been more specific in my question. I was specifically referring to the 8th digit, or engine code. Mine is a 96 5.0, with the 8th digit being 'N' which is often referred to as a "Vin N" truck. So, if the 8th digit were an E or T, what would that tell me?

 

'E' and 'T' are Ranger engine codes.


F-Series eighth VIN position:
Y = 4.9L inline six
N = 5.0L V8
H = 5.8L V8
1 = 6.9L Diesel
L = 7.5L V8

Ranger eighth VIN position:
C = 2.0L four cyl
E = 2.3L Diesel
A = 2.3L four cyl
T = 2.9L V6

 

Thats Good stuff to know.

 

I've got a Ford book with some info on older models.

 

Thanks Raul! I appreciate that info. I received some parts that were for those vin codes, and I wanted to see if they'd work for me.