1986 Ford E-150 Econoline Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1986 Ford E-150 Econoline keeps all three gasoline engines in one volume: the 351-cubic-inch 5.8L V8, the 302-cubic-inch 5.0L V8 and the 300-cubic-inch 4.9L inline-six, every one of them overhead-valve and naturally aspirated. The van itself came as a standard or extended passenger model and a standard or extended cargo model, each with two doors, in Base or XL trim. Specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams, diagnostics and repair procedures are grouped by system.
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
- 2-door standard cargo van
- 2-door extended passenger van
- 2-door extended cargo van
Trims covered
- Base
- XL
Known issues on the 1986 E-150 Econoline. No recalls are on federal record for the 1986 van. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, half of them about the electrical system, with a pair each on vehicle speed control and the tires. Electrical faults on a van of this age tend to come down to grounds, connectors and switches, and the wiring diagrams and diagnostic procedures here cover the harnesses that feed the speed control among the rest.
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.
