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so when I run the codes on my 74 Dart, 2 things stand out to me. The LL29 code comes back as it being a Demon, yet there is no (remaining anyway) signs or markings of it being a “Demon”. Secondly, an A88 code that come back as a “Dart GT package”.

So my question(s). I thought the “Demon” was a package, and even sought after, given the controversy surrounding the demise of the name. Was it nothing more than a name that was used prior to being called a sport?

What “makes” it a Dart GT pkg over the non-Dart GT pkg?

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A88 is interior decor package. LL29 = Dart Sport. L- Dart L- Price class 29 -2 dr fastback. You might need a more accurate source. Demon was 71-72, Dart Sport 73-76.
 
Code Description
E44 318-2 Barrel
D34 TorqueFlite Automatic Transmission
LL29
L = Dodge Dart / Demon
L = Low
29 = 2 Door Sports Hardtop
G4G
G = 318 150HP(net) or 170HP(net) 1-2BBL 8 CYL
4 = 1974
G = St. Louis, MO, USA
157580 Sequence Number '157580'
KG2
Paint Code: Unknown At This Time
D2G6
Trim Grade/Style/Color
D = Deluxe
2 = Vinyl Bench
G6 = White and Green
000 Upper Door Frame: Full Door Panel
B27 Date Built: 11 / 27 / 1973
157132 Order Number: 157132
V4W Roof Type OR Color: White Canopy Vinyl Roof
U Built to Specifications for USA Order
A65 Dart GT Package
A88 Interior Decour Group
B41 Front Disc Brakes Some Yrs. Power
051 Unknown At This Time
W21 14"chrome sty rd wheels 69
W26 Unknown At This Time
R11 Music Master Radio AM
V9X Black Bumblebee Stripe / Longitudinal Stripes
If read right.
 
Yeah, I ran the codes so good on all of that. Kind of my point though, I am not sure why on a 74 it is coming up as a Demon, nor what the Dart Gt pkg changed anywhere on the car. Any idea where to find a better description of the Dart Gt pkg?
 
Last year for a dart gt was, I believe '70. You have presumably a dart sport based on the year of your car. Dart gt was available only in a hardtop or convertible, never in the demon / sport platform.

The online decoders are full of bad information.
 
d55dave said:
Last year for a dart gt was, I believe '70. You have presumably a dart sport based on the year of your car. Dart gt was available only in a hardtop or convertible, never in the demon / sport platform.

The online decoders are full of bad information.
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I was most unclear as far as the GT piece. I knew it was a Sport as I too understood all along Demon ended in 72. So I figured it was just a generic title for that body style vs what was accurate for the given year. In the end, I guess I didn't consider the margin of error with the Decoding service. Trash in gives you trash out I suppose. Appreciate the help, like I said was pretty confident in what it was as far as being a Sport when I bought it last year, just wasn't sure why those 2 codes were showing the description they were.
 
After Dodge named it the Demon all the do gooders came out of the closet condemning the name Demon, so Dodge renamed it the Dart Sport to pacify them.
 
G2 is "Frost Green Poly". You can see a little bit of it where the black paint has chipped off.
 
69_340_GTS said:
G2 is "Frost Green Poly". You can see a little bit of it where the black paint has chipped off.
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Yep, correct you are. That is the color we are going back with it. There a several areas that still have it infer years of primer being baked on it
 
mymopar.com is the best fender tag decoder, but IDK why it has problems with several paint codes. A couple engine codes as well, but most everything else is spot on.
 
That is the one I have always used. So far, everything has been correct, paint code included. But the Demon thing we know isn't correct because of the year. My guess is simply they are saying that body style, 70-76 is "either" a dart demon or sport. At least that is all I can figure.
 
A65 is a Sport Topper Package for Dart Sport that includes:

Interior decor group, Deluxe insulation package, Deluxe wheel covers, 6.95x14 white sidewall tires, Canopy vinyl roof, Parchment up and over stripe, and vinyl trim.
V9x is black up and over stripe or black hood performance stripe.
G51 is outside mirror, manual, chrome
M51 is power sunroof
 
d55dave said:
The online decoders are full of bad information.
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I'll take that a step farther & say they suck.

An option code for one make & model can mean something completely different on a different model in the same year.

Option codes can also have different meanings in different years.

Online decoders try to be a 'one size fits all' when one size does not fit all.

If there is not a specific decoder for your make, model & year, you can expect errors.

Errors can be human also, online decoders respond to the data put into them (illustrated above) H51 & M51 are both valid codes & are often mistaken.

(we are all human & we all make mistakes at times)
 
Ronald C. said:
Yeah, I ran the codes so good on all of that. Kind of my point though, I am not sure why on a 74 it is coming up as a Demon, nor what the Dart Gt pkg changed anywhere on the car. Any idea where to find a better description of the Dart Gt pkg?
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It's simple, sloppy/lazy data logging of the Sport vs. Demon after the name change, & You know what it is anyway so...................... GT was a trim and more available options package, that's all.
 
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