1988 Ford F-800 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1988 Ford F-800 splits its four engines evenly between diesel and gasoline. The diesels are turbocharged inline-sixes, a 6.6L and a 7.8L. The gasoline engines are naturally aspirated V8s, a 6.1L and an OHV 7.0L, the latter also set up for LPG (propane). Both the medium conventional tractor truck and the medium conventional straight truck are covered, in one Base trim. With inline-six diesels and V8 gasoline engines under the same hood line, the procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics are kept strictly per engine.
Engines covered
- 6.1L V8 (370 cu in) — naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 7.8L inline-six (473 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
- 7.0L V8 (429 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, LPG (propane) or gasoline
- 6.6L inline-six (401 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
Body styles covered
- Tractor truck, medium conventional
- Straight truck, medium conventional
Trims covered
- Base
Known issues on the 1988 F-800. For this model year NHTSA holds no recalls and no owner complaints, so the federal record is clean. The manual's job is the everyday one: procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics for the turbocharged 6.6L and 7.8L inline-six diesels, the 6.1L gasoline V8 and the 7.0L gasoline or propane V8, on both the tractor and the straight-truck chassis.
