Service manuals
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Service manuals
Using the Haynes manual for the expedition has been a little bit frustrating. The detail level is not very good. I was looking for a Ford factory manual online. Many are available on eBay and other sources to buy. But if you want a downloadable version that you can use immediately the options are limited. I went to a website called emanualonline.com. They have the factory Ford service manual available for download for 10 pounds , Which ends up being about $18 US. The problem is that in order to use the manual you have to run a virtual machine on your computer. It is a little bit of an unusual way to access information and it is difficult and time consuming to set up the virtual machine. Their virtual machine emulates windows XP. It is a little bit inconvenient to run between the garage and The computer. There is a way to set up a print function on the virtual machine but I haven't sorted that out yet.
I recommend buying a paper copy and waiting forward to be delivered in the mail.
I recommend buying a paper copy and waiting forward to be delivered in the mail.
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Just buy a short-term subscription from www.motorcraftservice.com if you need it immediately.
Otherwise, order a DVD off ebay. I keep an old XP computer on my network just for this specific job. Use the"runasdate" utility to spoof the date to the application as the DVDs usually have expiration dates.
Otherwise, order a DVD off ebay. I keep an old XP computer on my network just for this specific job. Use the"runasdate" utility to spoof the date to the application as the DVDs usually have expiration dates.
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