1991 Ford E-250 Econoline Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1991 Ford E-250 Econoline covers the standard and extended cargo vans in Custom and XL trims, with a choice of three gasoline engines: the 5.8L OHV V8, the 5.0L OHV V8 and the 4.9L OHV inline-six. Those three engines and two body lengths make up the whole of the 1991 listing, which keeps the book direct: procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics for the engine, transmission, axles, brakes, steering, suspension, body and electrical systems.
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 cargo van
- 2-door extended cargo van
Trims covered
- Custom
- XL
Known issues on the 1991 E-250 Econoline. One recall is on federal record for the 1991 model year, and it concerns the dual fuel tank selector valve, which may malfunction and overfill a tank so that fuel overflows past the filler cap. Owners have logged 11 complaints with NHTSA, clustering on the power train, the fuel system and tires. That pattern maps onto the manual's transmission and axle procedures, its fuel storage and delivery sections, and the wheel and tire specifications and torque values that go with them.
THE DUAL FUEL TANK SELECTOR VALVE MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE AN OVERFILL CONDITION IN ONE OF THE FUEL TANKS, RESULTING IN AN OVERFLOW OF FUEL PAST THE FILLER CAP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 FORD E-250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RESERVE TANK BEGAN SPILLING OVER INTO THE MAIN FUEL TANK AND CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO OVERFLOW. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSING THE MAIN TAN
HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE, APPROX. 65MPH. SUDDEN METALLIC NOISES AND RUMBLING. PULLED OVER SAFELY TO FIND REAR OF TRANSMISSION HOUSING HAS LOST SEVERAL LARGE CHUNKS, LEAVING A GAPING HOLE
Showing the 2 most serious of 11 complaints filed with NHTSA.
