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I bought the Ford Shop Manuals for my '91. :)
They have -real- wiring diagrams and all sorts of stuff Chiltons
and Haynes can touch because it takes up too much room.
How serious are you about fixing your own stuff?
...is the real question. ;)
Alvin in AZ
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In all honestly, the Haynes manual does not cover squat. Its good for general how-to's but it doesnt break anything down. Chiltons are cool but ive never seen one for this truck. Id like to invest in a shop manual. It literally mentions every bolt, and wire. It might be sort of expensive but even if you only do the simpler of the repairs (for lack of lifts or specialty tools) it could still pay off.
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In all honestly, the Haynes manual does not cover squat. Its good for general how-to's but it doesnt break anything down. Chiltons are cool but ive never seen one for this truck. Id like to invest in a shop manual. It literally mentions every bolt, and wire. It might be sort of expensive but even if you only do the simpler of the repairs (for lack of lifts or specialty tools) it could still pay off.
Yes the ford manual has better indepth answers to many thing and superior wiring schematics but unless you know how to read them, what good are they
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I have both the Haynes and Chiltons manuals for these trucks.. (1987-96) and I like the Chiltons better.. though neither are pefect. Chiltons is better for specs and diagrams but the written repair procedures in both are lacking in detail enough that a novice would have problems with some things. Both are better than having nothing but there are often slight differences in the assemblies on thse trucks from the early to later models that you won't discover until you start wrenching on them.
#10
Stacked up my '91 Ford Shop Manual stuff and it's 7+1/8" high. :)
-Engine book
-Wiring Diagrams
-Everything Else book ;)
-Engine/Emissions Diagnosis and Updates binder
That last one is 3+3/4" thick by itself. :)
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I special ordered my '75 F150 when I was 21 years old and ordered
the Ford Shop Manuals to go with it at the same time. $31(?) :)
The manuals showed up first.
So, I've had them longer. LOL :)
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I inherited a '91 F150 a couple years ago, within the first month,
got on the internet and bought Ford service manuals to go with it.
Just a few months ago bought an abandoned '91 Bronco (~124k),
gonna use the '91 F150 for parts, it only has 73k miles on it. :)
I try to do -all- my own work tho.
I'm a tinkerer, it's what I do for fun. :)
Alvin in AZ
-Engine book
-Wiring Diagrams
-Everything Else book ;)
-Engine/Emissions Diagnosis and Updates binder
That last one is 3+3/4" thick by itself. :)
---------------------
I special ordered my '75 F150 when I was 21 years old and ordered
the Ford Shop Manuals to go with it at the same time. $31(?) :)
The manuals showed up first.
So, I've had them longer. LOL :)
----------------------
I inherited a '91 F150 a couple years ago, within the first month,
got on the internet and bought Ford service manuals to go with it.
Just a few months ago bought an abandoned '91 Bronco (~124k),
gonna use the '91 F150 for parts, it only has 73k miles on it. :)
I try to do -all- my own work tho.
I'm a tinkerer, it's what I do for fun. :)
Alvin in AZ
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lacking but together plus the internet it all worked out. :)
Haynes used to kick butt when they were making service
manuals for stuff they were -familiar- with in England (like
air cooled VWs for example) then they tried to include
-everything- and their quality suffered bad. IMO
Alvin in AZ
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#14
That's right, Brad--I always said, "If you can use a Chilton's, you don't NEED a shop manual!"
Maybe they've improved over the years, but I quit using Chilton's 15 years ago. Got sick of the line drawings vs. real photographs in the Haynes.
I still want to get a FSM--anybody got any better source than Helm'$?
BigSix
Maybe they've improved over the years, but I quit using Chilton's 15 years ago. Got sick of the line drawings vs. real photographs in the Haynes.
I still want to get a FSM--anybody got any better source than Helm'$?
BigSix
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