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Apr 26, 2010 | 07:14 PM

billbot

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Ford Workshop Manuals

this past weekend, i was at a swap meet and there was a large portable library with tons of owner's / service manuals. i came across what appeared to be genuine ford workshop manuals. these books were thick. i say books b/c there were 2 volumes! i browsed through them quickly and they seemed to be very detailed. they were pricey though: close to 200 dollars for the set.

here's a link to a set on e-bay:
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just wondering if anyone has used something similar to this for working on their truck. i know there are some good online resources that can be subscribed to, but in my experience they are not very detailed (aside from the ford one). even saw on ebay a few dvds and stuff like that with service info. anyone have any of these?

Apr 26, 2010 | 08:21 PM

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I have the 2004 factory workshop manuals on DVD ROM . It covers every vehicle that Ford/Lincoln/Mercury built for that particular model year. Covers mechanical, electrical, vehicle specs, chassis, etc. It is expired so I have to change the date on my computer to 1/1/2007 when I use it. I spent about $20 to buy it.

Apr 26, 2010 | 08:59 PM

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Where did you purchase your 2004 DVD?

Apr 26, 2010 | 09:47 PM

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Ebay.. Here is a listing from the same seller that I bought from. I've had mine for a while and they're still selling them. They come up often.

Apr 26, 2010 | 11:06 PM

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do the dvds have the same stuff as the workshop manuals?

Apr 27, 2010 | 07:41 AM

RigET

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I pay the yearly subscription of $17 to have access to my trucks manual, tsb's and recall's on alldatadiy.com. It works good for me but I have good internet access.

Apr 27, 2010 | 09:53 AM

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I posted the same thing in the garage and workshop forum and ended up getting it removed with a warning from one of the moderators. I guess it was assumed I was trying to sell something. Anyway.....here's a link to what I have found.

FORD CAR TRUCK FACTORY MANUAL

I purchased the big service manual for one of my trucks online and paid $100 for it only to find out I could have bought it from the guy in the link above (Al) for $25. Ended up purchasing 3 others from Al for $75 plus shipping. This guy is straight up and has ALOT of manuals for different vehicles, if you don't see what you're looking for on the list just send him an email.