1986 Ford E-150 Econoline Club Wagon Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1986 Ford E-150 Econoline Club Wagon takes the two-door standard passenger van through all three of its trims, Base, XL and XLT. Three engines are documented: the 351-cubic-inch 5.8L V8, the 302-cubic-inch 5.0L V8 and the 300-cubic-inch 4.9L inline-six, each overhead-valve, naturally aspirated and burning gasoline. Rather than splitting the book by engine, it groups procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics under the systems they apply to.
Engines covered
- 5.8L V8 (351 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 5.0L V8 (302 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 4.9L inline-six (300 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door standard passenger van
Trims covered
- Base
- XL
- XLT
Known issues on the 1986 E-150 Econoline Club Wagon. The federal recall record for the 1986 wagon is empty. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, and the electrical system draws half of them, with vehicle speed control and the tires taking two each. On a wagon of this age those faults usually come back to connectors, grounds and switches rather than to major components, which is where the wiring diagrams and diagnostic procedures in this manual do their work.
THE THROTTLE STUCK, WHICH CAUSED UNWANTED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. ON ONE OCCASION THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DIRTY AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE VACUUM LINE MALFUNCTIONED. IN EITH
THE CRUISE CONTROL VACUUM LINE HAD KINKED WHILE THR CRUISE WAS ON, THE THROTTLE BODY HAD STUCK, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD BECOME INOPERATIVE. SCC *JB
Showing the 2 most serious of 10 complaints filed with NHTSA.
