Which year factory repair manual set?

[jasonb135]

I'm in the market for a 1st gen, don't really care what year. But I want to buy a set of manuals to get some knowledge. What year set would you buy? Is there much of a difference between 91 and 94? Thanks.

 

[Wilson Vo]

Like a repair manual or the owners manual?

 

[jasonb135]

The Ford shop repair manuals, Engine and Chassis set, looks like there are also electrical/vacuum troubleshooting volumes also.

 

[jasonb135]

Probably going to order a set tonight on ebay, just wanted to know if one year of manuals holds more value than another.

 

[Wilson Vo]

Oh the ford manuals. All I have is the little Haynes repair manual. All the first gen years should be basically the same but I remember reading that mid 93 had some emissions stuff added to it maybe maybe not.

 

[Roadrunner777]

I'd get the year that matches your truck. I bought all three, but the EVTM manual, the wiring diagram book, was by very far, the most useful.

You could easily get by with a Haynes manual and the EVTM book. In retrospect, I might have done that myself... I found the other two thicker factory manuals difficult to navigate... almost too much information not that well organized.

 

[Wilson Vo]

Does anyone have a link to these?

 

[Roadrunner777]

The only one I see on ebay at the moment is a '91: 1991 Ford Explorer Factory EVTM Shop Manual Electrical & Vacuum Troubleshooting | eBay

That's a little odd, usually there are more years available.