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Ford: Ranger/Bronco II 1983-90 Repair Manual (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual)

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It looks like lots of information but it is not well written. Finding information is difficult due to poor organization and layout within sections, especially the engine section. There is a lot of boiler plate that can cause confusion.

I must say that of all the books that I've read from Chilton, this has got to be a serious joke. Those of us who buy these books buy them so we can learn the material. The way this one was written, it seems almost as if you wrote it for people who already know these things. I'm very disappointed in this book and hope that a revised edition will be published. Please make Chilton #1 once again.

Get the Haynes manual first.

If you're doing major engine work and need torque specs then get this one.

I owned an old Ranger and I bought this as a reference. There aren't a lot of choices without going into serious money. If I were a complainer I'd say what most people say, that it's more general than they expected. I found it useful to scan and enlarge specific sections that pretained to my vehicle. This brought details of the exploded drawings within my limited vision. I also found the lists of parts extremely useful as a guide for going to O'Reilly's.

This manual is good for general repair. If you need info on the 4wd look some where else. It has only a line or two about it. No diagram of tranfer case. No real help on wiring.

I dont personally do much of my own work, however this book gives me a good idea of which repairs to tackle, and which to let the pro's do.
I also like knowing exactly what each repair entails prior to handing my vehicle over to a mechanic, to know when the mechanic is trying to BS me on repair costs.

I don't care what other folks say this is an exceptional manual