1997 Ford F-800 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1997 Ford F-800 covers three engines: turbocharged 5.9L and 8.3L inline-six diesels and a naturally aspirated OHV 7.0L V8 running on gasoline. The chassis is the medium conventional type, built as a tractor truck or a straight truck, and one Base trim is listed. A gasoline V8 among diesel inline-sixes means the fuel, ignition and cooling procedures diverge sharply, so the manual gives each engine its own procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics and does not fold the V8 into the diesel sections.
Engines covered
- 5.9L inline-six (359 cu in) — turbocharged, diesel
- 7.0L V8 (429 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 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 1997 F-800. No recalls are on federal record for this model year, but owners have filed nine complaints with NHTSA. Three of them concern the service brakes, two the engine and engine cooling, and one the power train, with the rest scattered. Brakes, cooling and driveline on a medium conventional truck are exactly the areas where the manual's procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics for the 5.9L and 8.3L diesels and the 7.0L V8 earn their keep.
1997 FORD F800. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL REPAIR ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE THE NECESSARY ARRAIGNMENTS FOR THE RECALL WORK. HOWEVER, THE
FAN MOUTINGS DO NOT STAY FLUSH WITH ENGINE BRACKETS PULLEYS ARE NOT ADEQUATE
Showing the 2 most serious of 9 complaints filed with NHTSA.
