General Information And Lubrication - Chevrolet 10 1971 Series Chassis Service Manual

Model Line Up ................ ...................................................................... ........0-1
Truck Series and Model Identification................................................ ........0-1
Vehicle Identification Number and
Rating P la te ............................................................................................. ........0-1
Engine N u m b e r ...............................................................................................0-1
Unit and Serial Number Locations ....................... ........... .. . ....................0-2
MODEL LINE UP
The 10 through 30 Series Conventional 2- and 4-Wheel
drive and forward control truck model line-up for 1971
consists of the models shown in the "Engine-Vehicle"
Availability Chart in this section.
TRUCK SERIES A N D MODEL IDENTIFICATION
A five digit number preceded by two letters is used to
identify truck series and models. For example, vehicle
CS 10704 would be: Conventional
gine [S], 3600#-5600# GVW
dimension j0 7 j , Stepside pickup [ 0 4 j
First Letter— Chassis
[Cl - Conventional (Conventional Cab, Suburban)
K - Four-Wheel Drive
P - Forward Control
Second Letter— Engine
A - All
E - V-8 Gasoline
[s] - L-6 Gasoline
First Number— G V W Range
0 - All
[1] - 3900-5800#
2 - 5200-7500#
3 - 6600-14000#
Second and Third Numbers-
Cab-To-Axle Dimension
00 - All
- 30-35
05
- 42-47"
08 - 48-53"
09 - 54-59"
10 - 60-65"
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GENERAL INFORMATION
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GENERAL INFORMATION
INDEX
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C], L-6 gasoline en-
[T ],
42"-47" Cab-to-Axle
as listed below.
Service Parts Identification P la te ......................................................... ....... 0-2
Keys and Locks . . . ........................................................................................ 0-3
Pushing to Start Vehicle ....................................................................... ....... 0-3
Towing ..................................................................................................... ....... 0-3
Engine Vehicle A v a ila b ility .................................................................. ....... 0-4
Load Capacity Chart . ............................................................................ ....... 0-5
Fourth and Fifth Numbers—
Body Styles
00 - All
02 - Flat Face Cowl
03 - Cab
m
- Stepside Pickup
06 - Suburban (Panel Rear Doors)
14 - Utility (Blazer)
16 - Suburban (Tail - Liftgate)
32 - Motor Home Chassis
34 - Fleetside Pickup
35 - Forward Control (Steel Step-Van King)
42 - Forward Control Chassis
55 - Forward Control (Aluminum Step-Van King)
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER A N D
RATING PLATE
A combination vehicle identification number and rating
plate used on all models (fig. 1) is located on the door
pillar, except on School Bus, Flat Face Cowl, and some
Forward Control models (motor home). On School Bus
and Flat Face Cowl models the plate is attached to the
air intake plenum panel. On Forward Control models
(P10, P20, P30 except P30 Motor Home Chassis) it is
attached to the dash and toe panel.
A typical vehicle identification number will decode
as follows:
(See Series and Model Identification).
CS14F600025
Series and model identification, with­
CS14
out second, third and fourth numbers.
Last number of model year 1971.
F Assembly plant, F = Flint.
600025 Twenty fifth vehicle built at that plant.
Unit numbering starts at 600001 at all
plants.
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10-30 CHEVROLET TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL