1973 shop manual
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Chilton and Haynes are your VERY basic maint manuals.
The CD on that site might be good. If you have a old lap top that has a CD player or PC.....in the shop.... that does not mind greasy fingers.
Paper manual https://www.themotorbookstore.com/19...op-manual.html
1973 Ford Truck Repair Shop Manual 5 Volume Set Original
Cheap download 1973 Ford Truck Shop Manual Download
FTE talk about manuals https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...al-1973-a.html
Also here is a link to a thread/post I put up a while back, that has another link to all sort of illustrations.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post18716342
https://redirect.viglink.com/?format...com%2Fdiagrams
Maybe the link is still alive? https://redirect.viglink.com/?format...istrations.pdf
https://redirect.viglink.com/?format...73-79_Text.pdf
And have you been here? You can build a sort of your own lap top library from alot of diagrams. And that way you do not need working internet to access. IMO diagrams support the maint steps. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...then-some.html
The CD on that site might be good. If you have a old lap top that has a CD player or PC.....in the shop.... that does not mind greasy fingers.
Paper manual https://www.themotorbookstore.com/19...op-manual.html
1973 Ford Truck Repair Shop Manual 5 Volume Set Original
Cheap download 1973 Ford Truck Shop Manual Download
FTE talk about manuals https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...al-1973-a.html
Also here is a link to a thread/post I put up a while back, that has another link to all sort of illustrations.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post18716342
https://redirect.viglink.com/?format...com%2Fdiagrams
Maybe the link is still alive? https://redirect.viglink.com/?format...istrations.pdf
https://redirect.viglink.com/?format...73-79_Text.pdf
And have you been here? You can build a sort of your own lap top library from alot of diagrams. And that way you do not need working internet to access. IMO diagrams support the maint steps. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...then-some.html
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The parts manual is invaluable too, for the days NumberDummy isn't around. The hardest part about it is figuring out how to decipher it. Once you've done that, the thing is absolute gold...assuming parts suppliers are true to cross-references...which they sometimes actually are.
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Some in put from mikeo0o0o0 on how to decipher the actual parts manual.
Question from milkweedgarnder (Help comprehending part numbers)I purchased a copy of the Ford parts catalog on CD for 1973/79 pickups. I read up on deciphering the part numbers, and figured I would lookup a part to test that I understood it. On page 3017 of 3100 of the PDF is the tailgate and assembly. The tailgate is listed part number 40700, with a description of "1973/ F100/500" (or something similar) at the bottom, which I interpret to mean these are the same parts for all 1973 through 1979 pickups. So if I had a 1978 F series pickup... would the part number be something like D8TB-40700-A ???? I looked quickly at a few sites for a tailgate, and only found one. ( https://www.npdlink.com/store/produc...256-50930.html ) which appears to be some sort of aftermarket replacement. Their description of the part is "Ford Truck TAIL GATE, REPRO, DOES NOT HAVE *FORD* EMBOSSMENT ON TAIL GATE. D7TZ-9940700-A" If the same tailgate fits all pickups in the 1973 to 1979, is the second digit (the year) even relevant? Why is their office code Z instead of B ? Does the 99 refer to the body type?
Answer from mikeo0o0o0
First, when referring to the Ford parts catalog page numbers, it's better to use the actual page number, not the .pdf number. In this case the page you noted as 3017, on my computer is page 869. The actual page is sheetmetal section 400 page 4. These are the numbers at the top of the illustrated page. As you probably know, the "part number" shown in the illustration isn't the complete number but the basic number. For example ALL Ford distributors in the illustrations are listed as 12127. This is the basic number. To get the correct part number you need to look up your specific application in the text section of the catalog and that will get you the full part number with the correct suffix and prefix. As a "general" rule the prefix can be broken down into the first digit denotes decade (A=40's, B=50's, C=60's etc.) the second digit denotes year, the third digit denotes car line (A=passenger car, T=truck, S=Thunderbird, U=Econoline, etc.) The fourth digit is an engineering number. Then you have the basic part number. Last is the suffix this finalizes, so to speak, the complete part number for the particular part. Ford is notorious for changing part numbers (mainly the suffix) when the most minor change takes place, usually involving how the part is packaged! This drives the guys behind the parts counter nuts. Using your tailgate example. The tailgate basic number is 40700, however, there are two different tailgates, one for the styleside bed (body 99) and one for the flareside (body 83). When you go to the 40700 section of the text catalog (sheetmetal section 400, page 2) you'll see there are two part numbers, D8TZ-8340700-A. This is the flareside tailgate. It's noted in the description: 73/ (The "/" basically means up. Read that as 1973 and up). F100/350 (83). The second part number is the correct one for your truck D7TZ-9940700-A The description reads 73/ F100-/350 (99).
Question from milkweedgarnder (Help comprehending part numbers)I purchased a copy of the Ford parts catalog on CD for 1973/79 pickups. I read up on deciphering the part numbers, and figured I would lookup a part to test that I understood it. On page 3017 of 3100 of the PDF is the tailgate and assembly. The tailgate is listed part number 40700, with a description of "1973/ F100/500" (or something similar) at the bottom, which I interpret to mean these are the same parts for all 1973 through 1979 pickups. So if I had a 1978 F series pickup... would the part number be something like D8TB-40700-A ???? I looked quickly at a few sites for a tailgate, and only found one. ( https://www.npdlink.com/store/produc...256-50930.html ) which appears to be some sort of aftermarket replacement. Their description of the part is "Ford Truck TAIL GATE, REPRO, DOES NOT HAVE *FORD* EMBOSSMENT ON TAIL GATE. D7TZ-9940700-A" If the same tailgate fits all pickups in the 1973 to 1979, is the second digit (the year) even relevant? Why is their office code Z instead of B ? Does the 99 refer to the body type?
Answer from mikeo0o0o0
First, when referring to the Ford parts catalog page numbers, it's better to use the actual page number, not the .pdf number. In this case the page you noted as 3017, on my computer is page 869. The actual page is sheetmetal section 400 page 4. These are the numbers at the top of the illustrated page. As you probably know, the "part number" shown in the illustration isn't the complete number but the basic number. For example ALL Ford distributors in the illustrations are listed as 12127. This is the basic number. To get the correct part number you need to look up your specific application in the text section of the catalog and that will get you the full part number with the correct suffix and prefix. As a "general" rule the prefix can be broken down into the first digit denotes decade (A=40's, B=50's, C=60's etc.) the second digit denotes year, the third digit denotes car line (A=passenger car, T=truck, S=Thunderbird, U=Econoline, etc.) The fourth digit is an engineering number. Then you have the basic part number. Last is the suffix this finalizes, so to speak, the complete part number for the particular part. Ford is notorious for changing part numbers (mainly the suffix) when the most minor change takes place, usually involving how the part is packaged! This drives the guys behind the parts counter nuts. Using your tailgate example. The tailgate basic number is 40700, however, there are two different tailgates, one for the styleside bed (body 99) and one for the flareside (body 83). When you go to the 40700 section of the text catalog (sheetmetal section 400, page 2) you'll see there are two part numbers, D8TZ-8340700-A. This is the flareside tailgate. It's noted in the description: 73/ (The "/" basically means up. Read that as 1973 and up). F100/350 (83). The second part number is the correct one for your truck D7TZ-9940700-A The description reads 73/ F100-/350 (99).
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