This factory service and repair manual for the 1997 Ford A9513 is written for the medium conventional tractor truck in its single Base trim, and it has to account for nine diesel engines. The 10.5L and 10.3L six-cylinder diesels are joined by the turbocharged 12.0L six-cylinder, the turbocharged 10.3L, 10.8L, 14.0L and 14.6L inline-sixes, and the turbocharged, aftercooled 11.1L and 12.7L inline-sixes. Whichever of those is on the lift, the procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics are broken out by system so the correct figures for that engine are easy to find.
Engines covered
- 10.5L six-cylinder (638 cu in) — diesel
- 12.0L six-cylinder (732 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
- 14.6L inline-six (893 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
- 14.0L inline-six (855 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
- 10.8L inline-six (661 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
- 10.3L six-cylinder (629 cu in) — diesel
- 10.3L inline-six (629 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
- 11.1L inline-six (677 cu in) — turbocharged, aftercooled, diesel
- 12.7L inline-six (774 cu in) — turbocharged, aftercooled, diesel
Body styles covered
- Tractor truck, medium conventional
Trims covered
- Base
Known issues on the 1997 A9513. The federal record on this model year is clean, with no recalls and no owner complaints logged with NHTSA. The manual still has plenty of ground to cover with nine diesel engines on its list, and its procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics run from the 10.5L six-cylinder up through the turbocharged, aftercooled 11.1L and 12.7L inline-sixes.
