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| Chilton's Ford Pick-Ups and Bronco 1987-96 Repair Manual (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual) | 
 enlarge | Creator: Jaffer A. Ahmad
Publisher: W. G. Nichols
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (8 reviews)
Sales Rank: 54054
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 848
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8 x 0.8
ISBN: 0801988284
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
EAN: 9780801988288
ASIN: 0801988284
Publication Date: February 25, 1997
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Product Description
The Total Car Care series continues to lead all other do-it-yourself automotive repair manuals. This series offers do-it-yourselfers of all levels TOTAL maintenance, service and repair information in an easy-to-use format. Each manual covers all makes format. Each manual covers all makes and models, unless otherwise indicated. :Based on actual teardowns :Simple step-by-step procedures for engine overhaul, chassis electrical drive train, suspension, steering and more :Trouble codes :Electronic engine controls
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 Chilton's, what happened? March 11, 2008
I have a Chilton's manual that I bought when I had my old mustang. It covers '87-93 Mustangs and was an INVALUABLE resource when I had that car. In fact, I continue to reference it frequently when I'm doing work on my '87 Thunderbird, because it's based off the same chassis and many things are similar. I bought a Hayne's manual for my Thunderbird and I hated it, so I went back to the Chilton's for most reference.
So, when I bought my '94 F-250 diesel, I figured a Chilton's would be a good investment.
Boy was I wrong!
For starters, my truck is a 7.3L IDI Turbo diesel, which was produced in '93 and '94. There is not even a MENTION of this engine in this book. It jumps straight from the naturally aspirated 6.9/7.3 IDI, to the Powerstroke. Now, granted, the Turbo IDI is pretty similar to the n/a IDI, but some mention of the turbo system or something would have been nice.
From there it gets worse. I can't believe the amount of detail that is nowhere to be found in this book. As another reviewer mentioned, this thing completely omits anything about the fuel filters on the IDI engines. Then, later on in the book, it skips over many other topics. It describes how to remove the instrument cluster, but doesn't specify which model year it's talking about, and includes several unnecessary steps while leaving out necessary ones (I removed mine with help from some folks on a message board). No instructions on how to remove the headlights or marker lights are present anywhere in this book...only how to change the headlight bulbs. The exploded assembly diagram for the 4WD front suspension is smaller than a 3x5 index card and it's impossible to make out any detail. Things like this should have at least half a page dedicated to them! And that's just what came across for things I've been trying to do on my truck so far.
I don't even understand how you could produce a repair manual that was lacking this many important details.
 Similar to other manuals October 25, 2007
I ended up replacing the water pump before I got rid of this truck and the diagrams and directions in the manual got me through it with minimal headaches. Now if I could just afford to buy all the tools needed!
chiltons repair manual October 22, 2007
A more comprehensive repair book than a Haynes Manual. Written by the Haynes
people anyway.
 Wish I could give it less that 1 star November 10, 2002
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I purchased this book to find out how to repair the heater and change the fuel filter on my 1990 diesel F250. It offered no help on either. Trees have fallen in the forest for no good reason.
This book is a lemon! June 2, 2001
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
Chiltons books used to help me rebuild engines, transmissions, axles and more. They were very detailed and helpful. When I opened this one to try to troubleshoot the transmission, it says the only thing I am smart enough to do is check the fluid level. Beyond that, I need to go to a mechanic.Somewhere along the line, Chiltons has become completely worthless. I'm not wasting my time or money on them anymore.
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