Luke posted this a while back, it should answer most of your questions
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Box 1 Not used
Box 2 Transmission and clutch
C8 - MT75 5 Speed Close ratio (3.89)
AG - 4 Speed auto (A4LD)
W8 - MT75 5 Speed Wide ratio (4.17)
E8 - MT75 5 Speed Close ratio (3.61)
Boxes 3, 10 & 11 Engine Coding
NSH - 2.0 DOHC petrol
NSJ - 2.0 DOHC (91RON)
NSK - 2.0 DOHC (leaded)
NSF - 2.0 DOHC petrol
NSG - 2.0 DOHC Petrol
4FA - 2.5 70ps Diesel
4FB - 2.5 70ps Diesel
4FC - 2.5 70ps Diesel
4FD - 2.5 70ps Diesel
4HA - 2.5 75ps Diesel TCI
4HC - 2.5 75ps Diesel
4HD - 2.5 75ps Diesel T/C
4GA - 2.5 85ps Diesel T/C
4GB - 2.5 85ps Diesel T/C
4GC - 2.5 85ps Diesel T/C
4GD - 2.5 85ps Diesel TCI
4GE - 2.5 85ps Diesel T/C
4EB - 2.5 100ps Diesel T/C
4EC - 2.5 100ps Diesel T/C
4ED - 2.5 115ps Diecel T/C
4GF - 2.5 85ps Diesel TCI
4HB - 2.5 75ps Diesel
Box 4 Model Type code (too many to list)
Box 5 Front Axle
I - IFS
Box 6 Rear axle type
B - 34 Timken (less LSD)
L - 51a Heavy Sailsbury (less LSD)
M - 53 Heavy Sailsbury (less LSD)
D - 34 Timken (with LSD)
P - 51a Heavy Sailsbury (with LSD)
R - 53 Heavy Salisbury (with LSD)
Box 7 Diff ratio
G - 4.63
J - 5.14
K - 5.83
N - 4.11
L - 4.56
P - 5.13
Box 8 & 9 Not used
Box 12 Suspension
AA- Standard (front) - Standard (rear)
1L - - Improved Attitude pack (rear)
B1 - Soft Ride - Soft ride
O3 - High centre of gravity - High centre of gravity
B3 - - soft ride and high centre of gravity (rear)
Box 13 Brake system and Booster
B - Dual line vertical split w/booster
D - Dual line diagonal split w/ booster
Box 14 Door combination
Too complicated to list here
Box 15 Body colour ( main colours only)
BD - Saffron Yellow
ED - Garnet Red
EM - Radiant red
ES - Paprika red
KD - dark blue
KZ - Ontario Blue
MF - Kaymen Blue
MR - Curiass
MU - Atlantic Blue
ZA - White
ZJ - Moondust silver
Box 16 Trim
Code - Seat - Door - Colour
YCMV - Cordwain PVC - Cordwain PVC - Opal
1BVV - Windrush/satin Cloth - Cordwain PVC - Slate
1BAU - Claudia/Delon Cloth - Delon cloth/carpet - Opal
1BXI - Flash/Angorra - Cordwain/PVC/Flash - Slate/Opal
IB3X - - Flash/angorra/cordwain PVC - Opal
1CA8 - Windrush/cordwain PVC - Cordwain PVC - Dark Lapis/opal
1CA9 - Claudia/angorra - delon cloth/carpet - Dark Denim/Opal
YCQ1 - Flash 2/Echo - Cordwain PVC - Opal
YCMN - Lightening/Echo/Delon - Delon cloth/carpet - Opal
Box 17 SVO (factory use only)
Box 18 Emissions
D - A13/88 Light duty truck diesel
E - 93 EEC car
F - 96 EEC car
G - 95 EEC LDT
H - 91/542 HD Gaseous
K - A14 Swedish (Petrol)
L - 97 EEC LDT
M - 83.00a (15.04)
N - ADR 36/00
Box 19 Wheelbase
2835 - SWB 80S, 100S, 115S, 120S, 150S
3570 - LWB including extended frame
Box 20 Smoke value (diesel only)
This box contains a value in the form of x.xx which
designates the light absorption co-efficient.
Box 21 Overall vehicle width
12 seat bus - 1980
15 seat bus - 1980
High Cube DRW - 2120
EL Van DRW - 2120
17 ST Bus - 1980
Single Cab 4T Float - 2150
Single Cab 4T E/F Float - 2150
Double Cab 4T with Float. - 2150.
Double Cab 4T E/F with Float - 2150
Box 22 Overall Vehicle length
Box 23 Overall vehicle length with tow bar
Box 24 Permitted rear axle load
Box 25 Permitted front axle load
Box 26 Gross train weight
Box 27 Gross vehicle weight
Box 28 VIN number
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