1997 Ford LT9501 Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1997 Ford LT9501 covers the short-conventional version of the L-series, built as a tractor truck and as a straight truck in Base trim. Six diesels are listed: the 10.5L six-cylinder (638 cu in), the turbocharged 12.0L six-cylinder (732 cu in), the turbocharged 14.0L inline-six (855 cu in), the turbocharged 10.8L inline-six (661 cu in) and two 10.3L engines (629 cu in), one listed as a six-cylinder diesel and the other as a turbocharged inline-six. The two 10.3L variants are the point to watch, since their procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics have to be kept apart despite the shared displacement.
Engines covered
- 10.5L six-cylinder (638 cu in) — diesel
- 12.0L six-cylinder (732 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
Body styles covered
- Tractor truck, short conventional
- Straight truck, short conventional
Trims covered
- Base
Known issues on the 1997 LT9501. The 1997 LT9501 has no recalls on federal record and no owner complaints logged with NHTSA. In the absence of any pattern to point at, the manual's procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics for the six diesels and the short-conventional tractor and straight-truck chassis are what the truck relies on, including keeping the two 10.3L engines and their differing specifications straight.
