TM 5-3805-281-24-2
General Information
ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER PLATE
INFORMATION
IMPORTANT: The engine serial number plate can be
easily destroyed. Remove the plate or
record the information elsewhere,
before "hot tank" cleaning the block.
ENGINE SERIAL NUMBER (A)
Each engine has a 13-digit John Deere engine serial
number identifying the producing factory, engine model
Engine Serial Number Plate
designation, and a 6-digit sequential number. The
following is an example:
RG6081H000000
RG ........................................................ Factory code producing engine
6081H ........................................................... Engine model designation
000000 .......................................................... Sequential serial number
Factory Code
RG ................................................................... Waterloo Engine Works
Engine Model Designation
6801H ................................................... Definition explained previously.
(See ENGINE MODEL DESIGNATION.)
Sequential Number
000000 .......................................................... 6-digit sequential number
The engine serial number plate is located either on the
right-hand side of engine between the oil filter base and
fuel injection pump (viewed from flywheel end) or on the
left-hand side of the engine directly above the starting
motor.
ENGINE APPLICATION DATA (B)
The second line of information on the engine serial
number plate identifies the engine/Deere machine or OEM
relationship. See ENGINE APPLICATION CHART later in
this group.
RG,RG34710,1022
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