Hey carguy502,
In preparation for tomorrow's 'Tour de Upstate Treasure Yards' I decided to see if I couldn't
find some definitive proof that such as thing as a
Cali emissions LO5/5-spd/2WD light duty
GMT400 truck was ever actually offered for sale.
So, the first thing I found out was that the RPO code
YF5 is the key to finding everything else.
YF5 = California emissions.
Once I found this, googling around I eventually ended up at the GM Heritage Archive, in the
section with the "Downloadable Vehicle Information Kits". These look to be the old hardcopy documents
that were sent out to the individual dealerships so that they knew about the available features, and
more importantly, the codes they needed to fill out the orders. It starts out with Caddy stuff from
the 1910's...but I slid down to the '1994 Chevrolet Truck' .pdf file.
And the rest of what I'm going to share is taken from there -- literally from the horse's mouth. :0)
To support the YF5 definition, here's the first excerpt from this document:
You must be registered for see images attach
Knowing this, now we can look at the availability chart and figure out what was what:
Source: GM Heritage Center, Vehicle Information Kits, '94 Chevy Truck' .pdf file. (LINK)
You must be registered for see images attach
* Alright, elsewhere in the same document the code CC10703 = Regular Cab, Short Bed, 1500, 2WD.
* The reason why there are 2 'CC10703' sections is due to the 5600 vs 6100 GVW ratings on the far right.
* If you look at the L03 (305) listing in the 5600 GVW section, notice that both manual transmission listings have a lowercase (b),
and according to the legend on the bottom this is
not available with the YF5 California Emissions.
* Good news! Right underneath there's the L05/MM5 offering, available in 3.08 & 3.42 ratios, and according
to this chart, it *is* available with the YF5 Cali emissions. So, according to this GM document sent out to
the dealerships, this really is a thing at the 5600 GVW rating. (Light Duty)
****
So my next question was, how many did they make? Luckily, GM also included this 'forecast' of how many of each
flavor truck they expected to sell in the '94 Model Year:
You must be registered for see images attach
Interesting. Looks like the General was forecasting a 15% 5-speed manual
order rate for the regular cab 1500. So, theoretically, if I find a light duty
'94 C1500, there's a roughly 1 in 7 chance that I'll find a factory stick inside.
****
So I'm definitely not looking for a mirage. But it might be a unicorn.
But what the heck, the weather is going to be pretty nice for a late
October Saturday. And although I've never done anything as hip
as hike the Appalachian Trail, I have logged my fair share of miles while
searching the treasure yards for obscure/exotic things like the exact
right Cali emissions sticker. And maybe an 8.1 that needs adopting. :0)
I'll be sure to update this tomorrow evening with whatever I find.
(Who knows, maybe somebody will find the magic sticker in a
Cali treasure yard? YF5 is the magic RPO code...)