Shop Manuals on CD

[kraberry]

As some of you know (thanks for the help so far!) I am in the process of getting a 72 F100 back in running order. So far I have redone the 4 drum brakes (will go to front discs eventally), and rebuilt the C4 transmission. I am about to replace the ujoints, then tackle some other issues.

As I move forward I think I need the shop manual to have a better idea what and how to proceed. I am not particularly experienced so the manual should be a big help I would guess.

I found the 72 shop manual on CD for 40 bucks, and wondered if that was a good deal or not? Any oppinions would be appreciated.

Thanks!

kb

Green 72 F100 "explorer"
302 w/c4

[jor]

I have both the CD version and the three-set hardback. I prefer the paper. The set frequently shows up on eBay.
jor

[dcbullet]

I also prefer the paper. I read, and maybe jor can confirm, the CD is not searchable. So it's just like looking through a book, but on your screen. I guess you could print out the pages you need for particular projects though.

[jor]

Yea, the CD (at least the one I got from FTE a few years ago) is merely a collection of scans saved as images. If it were converted into a pdf or something it would be a lot more useful.
jor