SMOKNZ
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I was wondering what is available for a service manual for these trucks. Do you have to purchase a factory one, or are there any hanes or chiltons manuals available for the diesels? Thanks
Bill
Bill
Service manual?
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dmftoy1
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+1 for an Ebay DVD.
Have a good one,
Dave
Have a good one,
Dave
SMOKNZ
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Thanks for the tip! I got one!!
Bill
Bill
jvencius
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Even though you got a DVD version (I'm assuming), my vote would be for the paper version of the shop manuals. If my paper version gets dirt/grease/shop filth on them, they still work just fine but I'd be worried about dragging Maggie's laptop into the shop where it's likely to get dripped on or otherwise banged up.
Crumm
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Don't you have a printer? I print out the pages I need before I head out to the shop 
fgtex
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DVD from EBay is great. The one that I have has all Ford models from '02 to '04. 7.3 and 6.0 PSD's.
jvencius
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Crumm said:Don't you have a printer? I print out the pages I need before I head out to the shop
Yep, but it's beat-up and I barely use it enough to keep the ink from drying in the nozzles.
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HELM Manual
The official "Ford" service manuals are available from HELM Inc. They have a variety of manuals and original books that came from the dealer. I purchased the entire 2006 set for the F250-F550. They have a two-volume set which gets you through the basic truck (suspension/brakes/engine/etc) and another volume which has all of the wiring including all of the harnesses and pin-outs. Then I also picked up the special diagnosing the PS Diesel book. I know it's likely overkill, but I just like reading that stuff. Damn, maybe I shouldn't have shared that!
I haven't been disappointed with these. It's the same thing that the Ford guys use. The only bad thing is that if you get it all, the price is approaching $200
ShraderMan
The official "Ford" service manuals are available from HELM Inc. They have a variety of manuals and original books that came from the dealer. I purchased the entire 2006 set for the F250-F550. They have a two-volume set which gets you through the basic truck (suspension/brakes/engine/etc) and another volume which has all of the wiring including all of the harnesses and pin-outs. Then I also picked up the special diagnosing the PS Diesel book. I know it's likely overkill, but I just like reading that stuff. Damn, maybe I shouldn't have shared that!
I haven't been disappointed with these. It's the same thing that the Ford guys use.
The only bad thing is that if you get it all, the price is approaching $200 ShraderMan
s d mills
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Anyone check out what Ford wants for the complete set? I like to fell out of my chair when I saw nearly 3 grand. I'm going to eventually grab one off eBay.
