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How Long Has My Lincoln Motor Been Running?

Since most people never have trouble with their Lincoln motor, they don’t know how long it’s been running. Here’s an easy way to determine the motor’s age. All you need is the serial number from the motor nameplate and the following information. Please contact us if you have any questions.

MOTORS MADE SINCE 11/99 – SERIAL NUMBERS BEGINNING WITH “M”

Example: MB 6030 0 7A

Last two characters represent year & month; “7A” = January 2000
(See following chart for coding).

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
1999 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F 6H 6J 6K 6L 6M 6N
2000 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F 7H 7J 7K 7L 7M 7N
2001 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F 8H 8J 8K 8L 8M 8N
2002 9A 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F 9H 9J 9K 9L 9M 9N
2003 AA AB AC AD AE AF AH AJ AK AL AM AN
2004 BA BB BC BD BE BF BH BJ BK BL BM BN


MOTORS MADE 1/93 TO 11/99 - SERIAL NUMBERS BEGINNING WITH “U”

Example: U1 94 08 123456

Third and fourth digits represent year and month; “94” = 1994
Fifth and sixth digits represent month; “08” = August

MOTORS MADE PRIOR TO 1/93

Example: 3778987

Year
Built
YearStarts
with this S/N
1992 3861796
1991 3760720
1990 3636462
1989 3457211
1988 3312158
1987 3175872
1986 3057906
1985 2941101
1984 2801779
1983 2692637
1982 2580246
1981 2416444
1980 2256401
1979 2056001
1978 1875001
1977 1691900
1976 1540200
1975 1431000
1974 1225000
1973 1031000
1972 872800
1971 753500
1970 624300
1969 515400
1968 434300
1967 358200
Pre-
1967
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