Ford Pick-ups & Bronco 1980 thru 1996 2WD & 4WD Full-Size, F-100 thru F-350 Gasoline Engines (Haynes Manuals) [Paperback]

Haynes Haynes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1999

Inside this manual you will find routine maintenance, tune-up procedures, engine repair, cooling and heating, air conditioning, fuel and exhaust, emissions control, ignition, brakes, suspension and steering, electrical systems, and wiring diagrams.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning; 1 edition (January 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563922134
• ISBN-13: 978-1563922138
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #40 in Books > Professional & Technical > Automotive > Trucks & Vans

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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beginners Book., October 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Ford Pick-ups & Bronco 1980 thru 1996 2WD & 4WD Full-Size, F-100 thru F-350 Gasoline Engines (Haynes Manuals) (Paperback)

Most beginner shade tree mechanics will love it, those of us looking for serious help without going to the dealer, will be disappointed. I was. It gets almost to the point and then quits.. Found as much, no more info online, good for general maintance. Lacked information needed to to trouble shoot.....

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Get to know your vehicle better, January 22, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Ford Pick-ups & Bronco 1980 thru 1996 2WD & 4WD Full-Size, F-100 thru F-350 Gasoline Engines (Haynes Manuals) (Paperback)

Knowing little about auto mechanics I find this manual very informative. It's a great to use as a detailed extension of an owners manual. I use it thouroughly for basic maintenance and repair. As an amature mechanic it's a good resource for getting to know your truck better, with detailed descriptions on every part. I've tried to use this book as a trouble shooting guide with with little success. More often than not it led me down dead end paths and seemed to lack a lot of info in this department.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars IS A HAYNES BETTER THAN A CHILTON!, July 14, 2011

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This review is from: Ford Pick-ups & Bronco 1980 thru 1996 2WD & 4WD Full-Size, F-100 thru F-350 Gasoline Engines (Haynes Manuals) (Paperback)

I was looking for a complete diagram of the fuel system for my ol' 92 Ford truck. I didn't know what was what, people say nasty things about the Chilton's Manual just as much as they say nasty things about the Hanyes Manual. My dad was a mechanic so I was used to using a Chilton. But when I bought my first car I wound up getting a Haynes manual... So which is better?

FOR THE LADY'S...
In my opinion it depends on your level of experience working on vehicles. If you have never troubleshooted an engine or vehicle problem GO WITH A HAYNES. The reason why I am saying that is that the Haynes has a TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE at the front of the book, the Haynes is great for ease of learning about your vehicle and I recommend it for the lady's and the shade tree mechanics. It has grainy black and white pictures and larger exploded diagrams than the Chilton's manual, though I do see they can be hard to follow along because there often mislabeled but it does give you a general idea of what to do.

IN COMPARISON...
The Chilton only has a routine maintenance section with NO TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE, and this is where I think Chilton has lost the majority of their audience over the years. However, it should be noted that a Chilton is written for the professional mechanic, and for the mechanic that knows his way around an engine compartment. For example in the engine overhaul section the Chilton boasts Piston, Compression, and Tourqe Specification charts which are more detailed as it lists all the year models in an easy to read format, it's an easier read than what Haynes offers. Haynes offers some of the same data, but I had a difficult time tracking their data with it because it's printed over several pages as compared to Chilton's data which is printed all on one single page in an easy to read cross referencing diagram. The Chilton boasts a high quality paper than a Haynes. The Chilton has no pictures, but has easy to read diagrams and exploded diagrams of each model year transmission and engine and many other components. Though I recommend a good pair of magnification glasses when observing most of the diagrams and drawings.

All in All...
I recommend the Haynes for the Lay Mechanic, and the Chilton for the Pro Mechanic, and I recommend both for those of you who are serious mechanics who may need to cross reference data.

That is all.