Service manuals?

[ttocs]

With the car almost ready to start going back together I have considered possibly getting a service manual that would show the assembly as clearly as possible. Curious as far as Haynes/Chilton/ford what everyone has and likes/recommends? The ford manuals seem to be pretty pricey and just wondering fi they are worth it or not...

 

[MustangChris]

hit amazon for ford manuals. best thing i ever did.

rarely use the Chilton/hayes now that i have the ford stuff.

bust out the extra $$ for the wiring book, too. you wont regret it!!!

 

[duff daddy]

I got the oe ford books from a local dealer that "misplaced them" ... worked out good.

 

[ttocs]

after some searching I pulled the trigger on these. Use and a little dirty so I will not feel bad when I put greasy fingerprints in it. Hopefully I will not need them much but its good to have then in case.

 

[Wichers123]

You'll be very happy most oe books are on par, those others have the wrong wiring and leave out steps. Working for the brand you really get spoiled

 

[duff daddy]

I have the wiring diagram book out and have been reading on which circuits i can eliminate for weight and to tighty up the car.... this is the down fall. You always find shit and say, "well i have the book this will be easy... yea fml this is going to take a while.

 

[ttocs]

I know better then to think that a single book, or even multiple books will solve every solution. I am use to wiring diagrams being wrong most of the time and needing to check EVERY wire prior to tapping it. 10+ yrs installing taught me that lesson that I never cheat on. I don't even have any specific plans on what I will need it for but just willing to bet that it will get some use in the rebuild....

 

[KillNThrill24]

My favorite manual is Google. You can become a master tech by mastering the ways of the Google. LOL

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[ttocs]

sometimes but then again the net has also known to have bad info from time and can be hard to tell the good from the bad. When I want info on my car and go to the net I would come here to ask before hoping to find the correct answer to my question from some random internet stranger. I mean I would bet that for any question you have the net has more wrong answers then right.

 

[mcglsr2]

Personally I always get the OEM service manuals, they are hard to replace with Chiltons/Haynes or the net. The net might have it all, but finding it can be a pain. Everything is there in the book, it's just a matter of looking through it and finding. I have used the OEM books a lot, particularly the wiring one, to help me understand how things work.

eBay is usually a good source for books, I just bought a second set of manuals (including a Haynes one) for $40 that's in almost new condition - much better condition than the other manuals I have (cover torn off, pages creased and dirty, lots of wear, etc).

 

[ttocs]

They have them on cd for cheaper and I considered it but I really wanted something that was solid/real/that I know where it is. I could just see the cd getting shuffled into a stack of audio cd's or or somehow misplaced/lost or just scratched or end up getting a new computer and it would not work with the new os or something stupid.

 

[mcglsr2]

They have them on cd for cheaper and I considered it but I really wanted something that was solid/real/that I know where it is. I could just see the cd getting shuffled into a stack of audio cd's or or somehow misplaced/lost or just scratched or end up getting a new computer and it would not work with the new os or something stupid.

I'm with you - I prefer the paper. Even with regular books these days, I have some Kindle books but I just prefer the real thing.