1996 Ford F-800 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1996 Ford F-800 documents the medium conventional tractor truck and straight truck, one Base trim, with two turbocharged inline-six diesels: the 5.9L and the 8.3L. The two engines differ enough in displacement that their procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics are kept apart, and the same care is taken between the tractor and straight-truck chassis, whose frame equipment and service points are not interchangeable.
Engines covered
- 5.9L inline-six (359 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
- 8.3L inline-six (504 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
Body styles covered
- Tractor truck, medium conventional
- Straight truck, medium conventional
Trims covered
- Base
Known issues on the 1996 F-800. No recalls appear on federal record for this model year. Owners have filed one complaint with NHTSA, and it concerns the structure of the truck rather than either engine. With so little on the record, the manual's value is in its routine coverage: procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics for the 5.9L and 8.3L turbocharged inline-six diesels and for the tractor and straight-truck chassis, including the body and frame structure that complaint touches on.
DRIVER HIT HEAD ON CEILING CAUSING A CONCUSSION WHILE DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMP. DRIVERS COMPLAIN OF LOW CAB CLEARANCE IN THIS TRUCK. THERE IS ONLY THIS ONE TRUCK OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL ON THIS FLEET
