Manuels

[albjerryg]

What are the best manuals to have for everything but the engine, doors, electrical how the parts fit, etc. Thanks Jerry

[19Fordy]

Jerry,
The way your question is worded gives the impression that you are interested in manuals that provide information on everything EXCEPT the engine, the doors, the electrical and how parts fit. That doesn't leave much else.
Your question (as asked) is difficult to answer as each vehicle is different.
You need to get the manuals that apply directly to your vehicle. For instance, if you have a 1949-51 Mercury you would start with these and build your resource library as needed. What year, make and model vehicle are you referring to?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1940-46-1947...dU5EDm&vxp=mtr

[albjerryg]

Thanks For the help Jerry

[rotorwrench]

Lincoln & Mercury cars really had very good information in the 1949/51 time frame. For earlier cars it's a bit more of a challenge. The green bible 28 to 48 parts catalog is a start but for maintenance, there are reproduction manuals available of the Canadian Ford shop manual that was made during the war for 42 through 48 and another for 32 through 41. With that , service bulletins, body manual, and owners manual, that's about as good as it gets. If you want accurate restoration information, you will need the model specific restoration books from the Early Ford V8 Club.

[19Fordy]

Ok Jerry, What vehicle do you need to know about?
Photos would be great and provide more feedback.
Thanks.

[albjerryg]

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Sorry I forgot to say. It is a 1941 Ford coupe and it has a 350 engine with A/C everything else seem to be original. Thanks Jerry

[rotorwrench]

The 1941 models are largely a one year only new design on passenger cars. The commercial or pickup is very much like the 1940 commercial so at least it's not an only. Some 1941 parts made it on into the 1942 thru 48 bracket but not as many as a person would like. Many of the body parts are 1941 only and there were several versions of some parts through out the model year as they made design changes. Ford changed their practice of standard and deluxe two version quality levels for a three version quality and price level plus the six cylinder engine was also introduced that year. Special, deluxe, and super deluxe versions were available.

We won't hold the Cheby motor against you but most of us are more slanted toward the old flathead V8.

[mrtexas]

Originally Posted by albjerryg

Sorry I forgot to say. It is a 1941 Ford coupe and it has a 350 engine with A/C everything else seem to be original. Thanks Jerry

The following is my opinion only. Everybody has one. You may not be interested in the drive train part but I included it anyway.

If you really need a manual for the early v8s I wonder whether having an antique car is the right thing for you(don't take that as an insult just my own experience with the lack of good manuals and how I had to overcome that)? It is very difficult to find a mechanic who knows anything about a flat head. Out of luck with the 350 engine.

IMHO Model A has much better repair manuals than v8. There just isn't a single good manual like the Les Andrews Model A books.

What do you really need mechanically? With a flat head v8 the valve lash is fixed and you need a special lathe grinder to adjust. Timing is set up on a machine off the car. The transmission is so easy a book is not absolutely necessary if you keep track of the parts before you take them out. The rear ends don't go bad much. The wiring is primitive.

A wiring diagram is useful although the ones I've seen weren't exactly user friendly and the best one I have was drawn up by a forum member. Yours being a hot rod you probably have the EZ wiring harness which is a easy as it get since all the wires are labeled.

The green bible is good to a point. It doesn't have many pictures. It is good to see if one year fits another one.

You can get an old Motor Manual for minimum info on the drive train. I have one and have never really used it as I am not overhauling the engine.

The Service Bulletins are very sparse and not nearly as detailed as Model A.

The V8 club books specific to your year are good for some things about authenticity but nothing mechanical.

There is a Body Parts Catalog but again pictures are not near enough.

Carburetors anyone? I bought a rebuilt one cheap that works great. I have no interest in rebuilding any.

My main reference is asking questions on this forum. 99 times out of 100 I get the right answer. The only question I didn't get a straight answer on was a woody part I took off and painted that no one had seen before. I got lots of humorous responses that made me laugh. After a long time I figured out where it went by myself.

Has this covered everything?

[albjerryg]

good thanks for the info. Jerry