which is the better manual Chiltons or Hayes?

 

What are you trying to do? I've got a Hayes and it's been just fine for everything I've needed.

- NCSU

 

regular maintenance, interior disassembly and any other problems that might need fixing.

 

factory service manual hands down.

although they are expensive if bought through helm, they usually pay for themselves quickly, but there's plenty of used ones on e-bay too.

 

dupe thread:

https://www.f150online.com/forums/ge...76-manual.html

 

That's what I use my Hanes for and it hasn't let me down yet.

- NCSU

 

i vote for hanes its all you need for regular maintenance items

 

What about those manuals on CD? Anyone use one of those?

 

I got paper copies of the manual for my mountaineer, although after a CEL, I realized emissions trouble shooting wasn't part of it.

I bought the cd for my 01 stang, but that interface is seriously clunky, and it won't run on 64 bit machines. I got what appears to be a 2000-2004 ford dvd for the truck and that works pretty good. Still could use some UI work, but not bad.

I tell you what I miss full color wiring diagrams like back in the day, especially now that it's e-copy and not real ink.

 

I'm surprised that someone hasnt PDF'd those online/CD software yet...