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Ford Ranger & Mazda B-Series Pick-Ups Automotive Repair Manual: All Ford Ranger Models, 1993-2000; All Mazda B2300, B3000, & B4000 Pickups, 1994-2000 (Haynes Automotive Repair Manual)

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I purchased a 1994 B4000 and had assumed this manual would be very useful in maintaining the truck. The manual is loaded with useless information while ignoring details in the areas most DYI types would undertake. The complaint about the Fuse information is just one of many things I have also found. The V6 3.0L is shown with a Distributor through 94 in the manual, my 94 3.0L has the Coil Pack. In many cases an exploded view would have been far better, and more informative, than the poor quality pictures. Not a total waste of money but I'm glad I didn't pay, "New" price.

The first need I had for information from my Haynes Ford Ranger manual was to locate a fuse in my 1999 Ranger XLT. The fuse diagram is wrong. No corrections are available at the Haynes website.

If you have a 99 Ranger 4x4 with auto hubs do not look for the information on the locking mechanism in this book, it is not included. Also, it is missing most of the build specs for the truck, in all this is a general manual that has some Ranger Mazda data. If you are looking for details you will not find them here plus there are numerous errors. I found most of the information on forums and search engines. It took time but less than it did to find out that it is not covered in this book. A good rule of thumb for this manual is to check it out from the Library and see if it has what you need, BEFORE you buy it.

The first need I had for information from my Haynes Ford Ranger manual was to locate a fuse in my 1999 Ranger XLT. The fuse diagram is wrong. No corrections are available at the Haynes website.

I'm thinking about buying this book because I own a 2000 Ford Ranger, code-named J97, built in Thailand for sale throughout the world except North America.
Could it be that Mr Gow found the manual inaccurate because the US Ranger is a totally different vehicle from the Mazda-based Ranger that the rest of us use?