Ford Shop Tips – Volume 11 EAN: 978-1-60371-051-0 ISBN: 1-60371-051-5
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Volume 11 September 1972 to August 1973 Technical parts and service information published by Ford Division to All 11 Issues assist servicemen in Service Stations, Independent Garages and Fleets. Great source of The complete collection of Shortcuts, Volume 11 "Shop Tips" Tips, How-To Articles and Tricks Reference Guides Specifications Part Identification TSB information Each issue is jammed packed full of shortcuts, tips, and tricks to make repairs fast and easy. Articles are written in plain, straight-to-the-point fashion and provide simple solutions to common problems Plus more Vol. 11 issues! Official Licensed Product of the Covers both Car Ford Motor Company and Truck models! Created in Adobe Reader format with bookmarks for easy navigation Copyright © 2009, Forel Publishing Company, LLC, Woodbridge, Virginia All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of Forel Publishing Company, LLC. For information write to Forel Publishing Company, LLC, 3999 Peregrine Ridge Ct., Woodbridge, VA 22192 Ford Shop Tips – Volume 11 EAN: 978-1-60371-051-0 ISBN: 1-60371-051-5 Forel Publishing Company, LLC 3999 Peregrine Ridge Ct. Woodbridge, VA 22192 Email address: [email protected] Website: http://www.ForelPublishing.com This publication contains material that is reproduced and distributed under a license from Ford Motor Company. No further reproduction or distribution of the Ford Motor Company material is allowed without the express written permission of Ford Motor Company. Note from the Editor This product was compiled from the original issues of the Ford Motor Company’s publication of the Ford “Shop Tips” magazine. Every effort has been made to use the original scanned images, however, due to the condition of the material; some pages have been modified to remove imperfections. 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A Mustang B Lincoln Continental C * Continental Mark IV D Montego E Ford F Pinto G Comet H 'Mercury I Maverick J * Cougar K Torino L Thunderbird Technical parts and service information published by the Ford Parts Division and distributed by Ford and Lincoln-Mercury Dealers to assist servicemen in Service Stations, Independent Garages Here's What We and Fleets. IN THIS ISSUE Have For You Page In this new Announcement Issue model announcement issue, you Here's What We Have For You IFC will find a host of timely and useful information. A Good Look At the Great Looking 1973's Information that will help you to discuss the new Ford Division Models 2-3 features of the 1 973 Ford of Fine Cars with Lincoln-Mercury Division Models 4-5 Family your customers and friends and enable you to New Technical Features For 1973 answer their questions. Impact-Absorbing Front and Rear And, a large section of Bumper Systems 6 this issue will also be helpful to you and your Exhaust Gas Recirculation men from a technical standpoint. (EGR) System . ...... ... 7 For Wiper Arm Mounted Windshield example, we have included such advanced Washer Jets 7 details for each car line as: Lights and bulb wat Anti-Theft Alarm System 8 plus tage .. their trade number . Circuit Protec Spare Tire Lock ........... ... 8 tion rated . 90 Ampere Alternator 9 including amperes and type . Approx Station Wagon Spare Tire Extractor ... 9 imate Refill Capacities of the various operating Emission Systems Required components plus Service Locations of the PCV Maintenance Services .............. 10 valve, oil filler cap and hood latch release. Maintenance Schedules 11 If you are curious about the new Ford trucks, 1973 Specifications there are a number of pages devoted to these Ford V. .12-13 "workhorses" of the transportation industry. You Torino ....... ........... , . , 14-15 Mustang 16-T7 will find similar specifications on all Ford trucks Maverick 18-19 from the F-100 on up to the larger 750 series Pinto ..... ... .......... .20-21 equipped with gasoline engines. Thunderbird . , ... .. .22-23 Of particular Bronco .24 importance is the story Ford Econoline ........................ 25 has to tell this year of their engineering efforts Ford Trucks 26-29 directed toward increased passenger safety, Mercury ......,..,.^.,..30*31 Montego 32-33 vehicle sheet metal protection at low road speeds Cougar .... 34-35 and of course further improved and more sophis Comet ; 36-37 ticated control of exhaust emissions . .. espe Capri ...,..,...,. .... .38*39 Lincoln Continental 40-41 cially the reduction in nitrogen oxides which is Continental Mark IV 0. .... ... .42-43 commonly referred to as NOx. Motorcraft and Autolite Part Numbers Application Chart for 1973 Vehicles . .44-47 Be sure to file this and future issues for ready reference. If you Important Note: have any suggestions,for articles that you would like to see included in this publication, please write to: Ford Parts Division, Merchan Detailed information on the following new engi dising Services Dept, P.O. Box 3000, Livonia, Michigan 48151. neering features which apply to the majority of The information in this publication was gathered from materials the 1973 Ford-built cars (either as standard or released the National Service Department of Ford Division by Parts optional) appears on pages 6 through 9. These and the Ford Customer Service Division of the Ford Marketing Corporation, as well as other vehicle and partsmanufacturers. The include: descriptions and specifications contained in this issue were in and Rear Bumper effect at the time it was approved for printing. Our policy is one of 1. Impact-Absorbing Front continuous improvement and we reserve the right to change spec Systems ifications or design without notice and without incurring obligation. 2. Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) 3. Wiper Arm Mounted Windshield Washer Jets 4. Anti-Theft Alarm System Motorcraft^ 5. Spare Tire Lock Copyright 1972 6. 90 Ampere Alternator Ford Parts Division Livonia, Michigan 7. Station Wagon Spare Tire Extractor VOL. 73 MSD 1 LITH0 IN U.S.A. m A GOOD LOOK AT THE FORD DIVISION NEW FEATURES FOR 1973 Impact-absorbing front and rear bumper systems. AM/FM/MPX stereo radio with Stereosonic tape Flame-retardant interior materials, system. Inside hood latch release. Fixed-length antenna. Spare tire lock. Improved rear window electric defroster. Improved AM/FM/MPX stereo radio. Improved cigarette lighter. Ww&ffimw. ' FULL-SIZE FORD windshield washer reservoir with a capacity of 2x/2 quarts (80 ounces), which replaces the 63 ounce reservoir Of all the Ford Division new cars, the full-size Ford is used in 1972. the most changed in outward appearance. There's new The hood release is now located inside the car for better sheet metal below the belt line ... a new front grille . protection against underhood theft. and a new greenhouse on all four-door models. Vinyl roof color selections are now expanded from five Sixteen models now comprise the four series avail to seven colors for 1973. Light Blue, Gold, Beige and able .. Dark Green are new for this year while Black, White Interior convenience and luxury are improved by a and Dark Brown are carryover. completely new design of the instrument panel . new door trim panels . revised color trim selections and more front and rear headroom in the four-door models. MUSTANG All models in the full-size Ford lineup are equipped for 1973 has the convertible Select- Mustang only model in with the 351 CID 2V, V-8 engine coupled with the the Ford Division lineup of passenger cars. Five models Shift automatic transmission as the standard power team. are offered to the motoring public. Both the 400 2V and the 429 4V V-8 engines are con New grilles and color-keyed front bumpers of molded tinued as options. urethane (an impact resistant plastic material), are pri Ford-developed front disc brakes of the sliding caliper mary features of the new models. This new bumper con type are standard on all models for 1973. The single nects to the Ford-designed impact-absorbing devices in caliper piston is now 3.1 inch in diameter compared to the front body stub frame structure. the 2.75 inch piston size used previously. Parts com New optional Color-Glow colors are Blue Glow and 12 parts in plexity is greatly reduced since there are only Ivy Glow with new standard paint colors, Avocado and brake as compared to the 26 in the previous the new Tan. design. From a technical standpoint, all Mustangs for 1973 carry an improved brake system. Front drums on all hardtops and SportRoof models with the 250 CID IV TORINO six cylinder engine and the 302 2V, V-8 engine have and the Gran Torino have new front 10 x Both the Torino 2.5 inch brakes which replace the 10 x 2.25 inch size parking/turn signal lamps plus new of last year. grilles, new front In addition to this, the front suspension on extensions in the sheet metal. There is a all 1973 hood and fender Mustang models has been revised to provide an in these two recognizable difference between the grilles added Y inch in suspension travel.