Open the engine's cowling and look at the engine block or on the inside of the cowling for the serial number if it's not on the shaft. Determine the make of the engine by looking for a name such as Mercury, Evinrude or Johnson, to name but a few. Go to a boat-engine website; examples of this include nauticexpo.com or boat-links.com. Go to the engine maker's website from these lists. Follow the links at the proprietary engine maker's site to find the serial number identification code legend. For example, Johnson Motors codes read something like this: J33ELUTa. The 'E' means it is an electric start engine, the 'J' identifies it as a Johnson, and the '33' means the engine has 33 horsepower.

Each maker uses a different code.

Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • American Ford [ ] American VIN format [ ] Ford does not directly encode the platform name in the VIN, although much other information is included there. Instead, the company uses a series number to identify a vehicle type. Torrent Vengeance Sample Pack.

Ford's VIN format is as follows: Position Sample Description 1 1 2 F 3 M 4 Z 5 U 6 6 7 7 8 E 9 9 10 2 11 U 12 C Sequential number 13 2 14 9 15 6 16 5 17 5 American restraint types [ ] The is specified as character four of the American Ford VIN for passenger cars. Berliner Platz 2 Glossary here. G Description P Passive belts (Manual) B Active belts C Driver Airbag and Active Belts L Driver and Passenger (First Generation) Airbags and Active Belts F Driver and Passenger (Second Generation) Airbags and Active Belts K H Driver and Passenger Front and Side Airbags and Active Belts D Driver and Passenger Front and Side Airbags and Active Belts All positions American rwgv classes [ ] Value Meaning P 1/2ton American models [ ] The type is specified in positions five through seven of the American Ford VIN.