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From: Kansas City
'63 original F100 shop manual on CD
Detroit Iron publishes original Ford Shop manual on CD. You can get the '63 F100 manual for $55 from LMC Truck (lmctruck.com) and I would guess some other suppliers as well.
I've been pretty happy with the CD version. It's cheaper than hard copy, you can search it and you can print pages you need.
Good luck.
I've been pretty happy with the CD version. It's cheaper than hard copy, you can search it and you can print pages you need.
Good luck.
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From: Simi Valley, CA
faxonautolit.com sells original and reprinted FoMoCo service manuals, also owners manuals, Ford data and facts books, a few parts catalogs, accessory brochures...you name it.
Ford car and truck parts catalogs on a CD: hipoparts.com / also on ebay.
The 1000's of illustrations in the parts catalogs are also very useful as assembly and dis-assembly manuals.
Ford car and truck parts catalogs on a CD: hipoparts.com / also on ebay.
The 1000's of illustrations in the parts catalogs are also very useful as assembly and dis-assembly manuals.
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From: Gaffney, SC
In 1963 Ford only published a supplement book so you have to buy the 61/62 service manual and the 63 supplement. In my case I have a 66 motor so in order to get all the manuals to cover my truck I would need to have the 61/62/63/ and the 66 manual. I don't have them because the cost is too prohibitive. They come up on Ebay all the time but not cheap. I just can't stomach $150+ dollars on books that I plan to get dirty. The CD's are nice but not convenient enough for me. I found the "Chilton's Truck Repair 1961-1971" book to be the most helpful in working on my 63. My local library provided me with a copy whenever I needed it for free.
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This place has a really comprehensive collection of manuals. Originals at decent prices and reprints. I got an old 65 manual (V. 2 of 3 only which covers everything but brakes, steering and drivetrain from the clutch back) for 20 bucks.
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4850 37th Ave S
Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 721-3077
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okay so what I found was the cheapest to do is get the 61 repair service guide at books4cars for about 56bucks and get the 62-63 supplement from LMC for $15
Thanks!
Thanks!
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The only problems with the CD version that I have is that the document-viewer program's interface sucks. You can't scroll with the mouse wheel, instead you have to click and drag the bar on the side of the viewer. And the zoom feature isn't very friendly; it zooms in increments, you can't really adjust how big you want it. Lastly, you can't save the documents into a different format like PDFs or something else.
However, I still think the CD shop manual is worth it. I can always print out a section that I take down to the garage, and if I get it all greased and torn up I can just print another copy.
However, I still think the CD shop manual is worth it. I can always print out a section that I take down to the garage, and if I get it all greased and torn up I can just print another copy.
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From: willamette valley ore
Chiltons manuals are OK for general information and such but if you need to know the correct way to remove an ignition switch for example, the factory manual is the only way to go. It does not matter what format as long as all of the info is there. i just replaced the above mentioned switch in a '66 that had been destroyed by the owner trying to remove it. When I showed him how easy it is when you follow the instructions from Ford, he bought a set of reprints immediately. Steve
