1996 Ford F-53 Motorhome Chassis Service and Repair Manual

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Looks like an incomplete random collection of service manual pages with technical service bulletins mixed in, all in random order. This is nothing like what their site advertises.

I see that key engine, transmission, brake and suspension sections are extremely incomplete or completely missing.

Very disappointing.

I will dispute this with my credit card, and I will lodge a complaint with the various authorities, and I am going to show this to my attorneys, they are going to have fun with these goons.

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James Baker

Easy to buy and download. Chris Winfrey was very helpful. Thanks.

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Donald Duck

F off

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David D Wieland

The manual seems to be complete and was easy to download. The pages are images, however, and not searchable.

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Anonymous

Where were wiring diagrams?

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Anonymous

Very difficult to navigate seems like similar information is in several random locations

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Anonymous

All other content is as promised

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Anonymous

Very hard to navigate. Could not even find a index

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TERRY MUICH

The download I received was a complete waste of my money. Was not even close to what it was represented as. I thought I was getting a proper service repair manual. What I got was a collection of service bulletins. I sent an email to your company right after I looked through it requesting my money back. Have yet to hear a response. Terry Muich

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Ricky Coley

Not a hard copy manual and the file is to big too load on my computer.

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John Puzak

I'm trying to download the manual to my laptop. Can't get a table of contents on my phone. Might have a better review the

After directions from from factory manuals,
I downloaded Adobe Acrobat-working great. Great customer service!!!

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Richard Musser

easy

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Donald Folmar

More detailed than I thought, still trying to navigate through it, not what I thought it would be, thought it would be more like the Haynes manual.

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Nathaniel Footman Jr

Delivery via wifi great.

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Anonymous

Great

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David Bacon

It was much larger than i expected. 5 documents at 12k pages each. Its not something ill actually be able read but its easy enough to find what you need..
The Ford F250 manual is much easier to navigate at just over 8000 pages.
If i spend the money for Adobe Acrobat Professional ill be able to break it down into manageable bits.
Both manuals area great value for the money.

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Susanne Dubois

Manual ok. Very hard to find info pertaining to my vehicle

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Mark Stypinski

Easy to use and great to look up tech specs.

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Stuart Clancy

Easy to find the exact manual for your vehicle, great directions for the download process for the less than savvy internet users.

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Daniel Arvola

The manual is awesome!

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Anonymous

Pretty good manual, bookmarking could be a little better

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Thomas Downs

I am unable to open the manual. I guess I didn't process something right.

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Stanislav Bilev

Got the manual almost immediately.

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Anonymous

I need a printed 2015 Ford Taurus 3.5 engine repair manual either Chilton or Haynes

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James Foley

Excellent. Now I can actually start working on my cars again with confidence. YouTube videos really are inadequate.

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Mark Schultz

Schematics were not high resolution making the markings and names difficult to read when zoomed in. Improvement is needed. Otherwise it is a good document.

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Scott Martin

Vary easy

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Werner A Wozniak

Very satisfied with my purchase. Has all clear details and fixes like the oem factory manual have. Thanks and God bless you.

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Anonymous

Finding and ordering the manual for my vehicle was very easy

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Michael Willis

I wasn’t sure why I needed this to be a PDF, but it was apparent once I got it. It includes what would be thousands of pages if it were in print. The links take you to wherever you need to go in the text.

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Anonymous

I didn’t realize I would have a link in an email to click to get another email with another link to download.

This factory service and repair manual for the 1996 Ford F-53 Motorhome Chassis covers the XL trim on the stripped motorhome chassis, powered by the 7.5L V8: a 460 cubic inch OHV gasoline engine, naturally aspirated. The lineup did not change in scope from the year before, so the book stays with one engine and one trim, and its procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics for the V8 and the chassis apply to every 1996 F-53 regardless of whose coach body was mounted on it.

Engines covered

  • 7.5L V8 (460 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

  • Motorhome, stripped chassis

Trims covered

  • XL

Known issues on the 1996 F-53 Motorhome Chassis. The 1996 chassis has two recalls on federal record. The first involves a replacement cruise control harness incompatible with the circuit polarity, which leaves the fuse unable to protect against a short to ground; the second is the speed control deactivation switch that can leak, overheat and burn, with an underhood fire as the risk. Owners have logged two complaints with NHTSA, one on the service brakes and one on the fuel system. The manual's wiring diagrams and diagnostics for the speed control and fuel systems on the 7.5L V8 cover the parts in question.

NHTSA #08V05100004/02/2008Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

FORD IS RECALLING 225,000 MY 1992-2003 ECONOLINE, MY 1993-1995 TAURUS SHO, MY 1992-1998 CROWN VICTORIA, MY 1993 BRONCO, F-SERIES, MY 1995-1997 F-SERIES SUPER DUTY STRIPPED CHASSIS, MY 1992-1998 MERCUR

NHTSA #07V33600003/08/2007Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, S

TSB #615163

INFORMATION ON VEHICLES EXHIBITING AND O/D OFF LAMP FLASHING WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 62 / 628 / 1728. *TT

TSB #601010

RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR TOWING BEHIND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. *TT

TSB #54073

SOME VEHICLES MAY STALL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS PLACED INTO GEAR. *YC

TSB #51952

SPEEDOMETER- SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER INOPERATIVE/ERRATIC AND/OR HARSH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS- F-53 CLASS "A" F-SUPER DUTY MOTORHOME CHASSIS. *JD

TSB #50912

SUSPENSION - FRONT OR REAR - SIDE-TOSIDE LEVELING PROCEDURES AND ATTITUDE SERVICE KITS FOR F53 RV BASIC STRIPPED CHASSIS. *TW

TSB #50916

TRANSMISSION - E40D - REVISED DESIGN FORWARD PLANET THRUST WASHER - SERVICE TIP. *TW

TSB #50917

STEERING - STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT - CLEAR VISION. *TW

07/28/20Component: SERVICE BRAKES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD F-53. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR UPON DEPRESSING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECUR

07/08/20Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

WHIRRING NOISE FROM FUEL PUMP AS DESCRIBED IN FORD TECHNICAL BULLETIN AND LOSS OF SENDING UNIT SIGNAL TO FUEL GAUGE. PARTS DEPT AND SERVISOR FOR LOCAL FORD DEALER ADMIT SEVERAL UNITS REPLACED USING SPECIFIED FIELD REVISION PARTS SEPARATIN

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