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1966 FORD
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LUBRICATION CHARTS AND SPECIFICATIONS
SCHEMATICS
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PUBLICATIONS
PRINTING
AUGUST,
1965 FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
Reproduced under
SPECIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SERVICE TOOLS AT END OF EACH GROUP
1985
DEARBORN, MICHIGAN
License # 5008 from Ford Motor
Company May -
2000
FOREWORD
This shop
the Service Technician
manual provides
information for the
complete
proper
with
servicing of the
1966 Thunderbird
The information is work
being
frequently
grouped such
performed,
according to the type of as
diagnosis
performed adjustments and repairs,
adjustments,
etc.
overhaul,
mended special
Refer to the
tools
are
Specifications
testing,
and
in-vehicle recom
and
included.
opposite page
for important
vehicle
identi
fication data.
The descriptions
in
effect at
ing.
specifications
the time this
The Ford Motor
discontinue or
and
design,
models
at
manual were
manual was approved
Company
any time,
reserves
for
the
print
right
to
or change specifications
without notice and without
^d
in this
SERVICE
incurring obligation,
PUBLICATIONS
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GROUP
IDENTIFICATION
1
EXTERIOR PAINT COLOR BODY STYLE
(2 DOOR HARDTOP)
AXLE RATIO CODE
(26TH DAY AUGUST)
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(3.00:1 AXLE
INTERIOR TRIM SILVER MINK
TRIIVUJ
BODY// COLORJ
63A
DATE CODE
(WHITE)
RATIO)
dso/
U AXLE ILTRANS
'
M.'
21
N
33
26H
(C6 DUAL RANGE AUTOMATIC)
DETROIT DISTRICT
DATE//
TRANSMISSION CODE
N j
VEHICLE WARRANTY NUMBER
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TITLE Q
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MODEL YEAR
(1966)
ASSEMBLY PLANT
(WIXOM) BODY SERIAL CODE (2-DOOR
CONSECUTIVE UNIT NUMBER
^ENGINE CODE (8 CYL. 390 CID ENGINE) HARDTOP)
M 1087-D
Fig. 1 -Thunderbird Warranty Plate Figure 1 illustrates a Thunderbird Warranty plate. The warranty plate is attach to the rear (lock) face of the left door. The official Vehicle Identification Number for title and registration purposes is stamped on the hood support top surface to the right of the hood lock plate (Fig. 2). Do not use the Vehicle Warranty Number which appears on the war ranty plate for title or registration purposes. ed
letter. The next code gives the district in which the two numbers. The next to the last code is the Axle Ratio Code and is designated by a number for a conventional axle or a letter for an Equa-Lock axle. The last code in the vehicle data is the Transmis sion Code and consists of one number. The charts that follow, list in detail the various vehicle data codes. sists of
two numbers
and a
car was ordered and consists of
VEHICLE WARRANTY NUMBER The
vehicle
ing
on
warranty number is the second line of numbers and letters appear the Warranty Plate (Fig. 1). The first number indicates the model year. The letter following the model year indicates the assembly plant at which the
The
next two numbers designate the Body Serial Code. Body Serial Code designates the Engine Code. The re maining numbers indicate the Consecutive Unit Number. Thecharts that follow, list the various Vehicle Warranty Number codes. car was manufactured.
M 1088-C
The letter
following
BODY
SERIAL AND STYLE CODES
the
The two-digit numeral which follows the assembly plant code identifies the body This two-digit number is used in conjunction with the Body Style Code in the Vehicle Data, which consists of a two-digit number with a letter suffix The following chart lists the Body Serial codes, Body Style codes and the
series.
Fig. 2 -Vehicle Identification Number Location VEHICLE
DATA
The vehicle data appears in a line across the top of the warranty plate (Fig. 1). The first two letters and a number identify the Body Style. The following one of two or two letters identify the Exterior Paint Color. The next code consisting interior Trim. The Date Code numbers, or a letter and a number, identifies the conthe date the car was manufactured, follows the Trim Code and
showing
body
type.
Body Serial
Body Style
Code
Code
83 81 87 85
63A 63C 63D 76A
Body Type 2-Door Hardtop (Conventional Roof) 2-Door Hardtop (Blind Quarter Roof-Painted) 2-Door Landau (Blind Quarter Roof-Vinvh
Convertible
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GROUP
12
1-
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION EXTERIOR PAINT COLOR CODES
INTERIOR TRIM CODES Code
Trim Schemes
M-32J Number
Code A B
12 16 21 22 23 24
25 26 27
28 42 46 51 52 53 54
55 56 57 58 62 65 66 ID 40 B2 B3 B4
B6 B7 B8
B9 Gl G2 G3 G4 G6 G7 G8 G9 K2 K3 K4
K6 K7
K8 K9 L2 L3 L4
L6 L7 L8 L9 PI P2
P3 P4
P6 P7 P8 P9
Dk. Blue Cloth and Dk. Blue Vinyl Black Cloth and Black Vinyl Silver Mink Vinyl Dk. Blue Vinyl Burgundy Vinyl Emberglo Vinyl Red Vinyl Black Vinyl Aqua Vinyl Ivy Gold Vinyl Dk. Blue Cloth and Dk. Blue Vinyl Black Cloth and Black Vinyl Silver Mink Vinyl Dk. Blue Vinyl
Burgundy Emberglo Red Vinyl
H
K L M N P
Black Vinyl Aqua Vinyl Ivy Gold Vinyl Dk. Blue Leather Red Leather Black Leather Parchment Cloth and Parchment Vinyl Parchment Cloth and Parchment Vinyl Blue and Parchment Vinyl
1624-A 1879-A 2008-A 1070-A 1921 A 1632-A 1915-A 1920-A 1907-A
R T U V X Z 1 2
letters for the month are preceded by a numeral to show the day of the Thunderbird was completed. The second year code letters to be used if model production exceeds 12 months.
The
code
the
month when
are
First Model Year
Emberglo and Parchment Vinyl Blackand Parchment Vinyl Turquoise and Parchment Vinyl Gold and Parchment Vinyl Palomino and Parchment Vinyl Silver Mink and White Pearl Vinyl Blue and White Pearl Vinyl
January February
Burgundy and White Pearl Vinyl
August
Emberglo and White Pearl Vinyl Black and White and White Pearl Vinyl Turquoise and White Pearl Vinyl Gold and White Pearl Vinyl Palomino and White Pearl Vinyl Blue and Parchment Vinyl Burgundy and Parchment Vinyl Emberglo and Parchment Vinyl Blackand Parchment Vinyl Turquoise and Parchment Vinyl Gold and Parchment Vinyl Palomino and Parchment Vinyl Blue and Parchment Leather Burgundy and Parchment Leather Emberglo and Parchment Leather Blackand Parchment Leather Turquoise and Parchment Leather Gold and Parchment Leather Palomino and Parchment Leather Silver Mink and White Pearl Vinyl Blue and White Pearl Vinyl Burgundy and White Pearl Vinyl Emberglo and White Pearl Vinyl Black and White and White Pearl Vinyl Turquoise and White Pearl Vinyl Gold and White Pearl Vinyl Palomino and White Pearl Vinyl
September
C6.
3 Speed Dual Range Automatic Cruise-O-Matic
Yellow
DATE CODES
Month
Type
Ivy
White Platinum Med. Palomino Met. Med. Blue Met. Dk. Green Met. Red Med. Turquoise Met. Emberglo Met. Maroon Met. Med. Sage Gold Met. Rose Met. Dk. Turquoise Met.
921-A
Burgundy and Parchment Vinyl
Code
Lt. Blue Brite Blue Met. Lt. Beige Dk. Blue Met.
1910-A
Q
Vinyl
TRANSMISSION CODE
4
E F G
Vinyl
Color Black Lt. Beige Met. Med. Silver Mink Met.
1724-A 1911 A 1446-A 1226-A 1905-A 1912-A 1903-A 1917-A 1619-A
Second Model Year N P
A B C D E F G H J K L M
March April
May June
July
October November December
Q R S T U V W X Y Z
DISTRICT CODES (DSO) Thunderbirds built to a Domestic Special Order, Foreign Special Order, or PreApproved Order have the complete order number recorded in this space. Also appearing in this space is the two digit code number of the District which or dered the
unit.
If the
unit
is
regular
production, only the District code number
will appear.
Code 11 12 13 14 15 21
22 23 24
25 26 31 32 33 34 35 36 41 42 43 44
District Boston Buffalo New York
Pittsburgh Newark Atlanta
Charlotte Philadelphia Jacksonville Richmond Washington Cincinnati
Cleveland Detroit Indianapolis
Lansing Louisville Chicago Fargo Rockford Twin Cities
Code 45 51 52 53 54 55 61 62
63 64 65 71 72 73 74 81 83 84 85 89 90-99
District Davenport Denver Des Moines Kansas City Omaha St. Louis Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans Oklahoma City Los Angeles San Jose Salt Lake City
Seattle Canada Government Home Office Reseive American Red Cioss Transportation Services Ford
of
Expoit
PART 1-VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION REAR AXLE RATIO CODE
ASSEMBLY PLANT CODES
Code
Ratio
1
3.00:1 3.20:1 2.80:1
3 6
ENGINE CODES Code Z
Q
1-3
Type 8 Cylinder 390 Cubic Inch (4 barrel) 8 Cylinder 428 Cubic Inch (4 barrel)
CONSECUTIVE UNIT NUMBER The assembly plant, with each model year, begins with ber 100001 and continues on for each unit built.
consecutive unit num
Code
Assembly
Code
Assembly
Letter
Plant
Letter
Plant
Atlanta
N p R S T U W Y
A B C D E G H J K L
Oakville Passenger Ontario Truck Dallas Mahwah
Chicago Lorain
Los Angeles Kansas City Michigan Truck
MODEL YEAR The number 6 designates 1966
Z
Norfolk
Twin Cities San Jose Pilot Plant Metuchen
Louisville Wayne Wixom
St. Louis
2-1
GROUP
PART 2-1
GENERAL BRAKE SERVICE
.
2-1
.
PAGE
PART 2-3
PAGE
SPECIFICATIONS
2.22
.
PART 2-2 2-7
BRAKE SYSTEM
PART 2-1
GENERAL BRAKE SERVICE
Section
Page
1 Diagnosis
Section
Preliminary Tests
2-1
Road Test
2-1
Disc Brake Trouble Symptoms and Possible Causes Drum Brake Trouble Symptoms and Possible Causes 2 Common Adjustments and Repairs
Page 2-4
Parking Brake Linkage Adjustment Power Brake Master Cylinder Push Rod
2-1
Testing
and
2-4
Adjustment
2-4
Hydraulic System Bleeding 3 Cleaning and Inspection Disc Brakes Drum Brakes Booster Unit
2-2
2-3 2-4
2-5 2-6 2-6 2-6
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
PRELIMINARY TESTING
brake. Depress the several
1. Check master
R103-A
level in the Rotunda
fluid
the
cylinder,
and
add
Super
Heavy Duty brake fluid (B7AZ-19542-A) if required. 2. Push the brake
far
it
as
running and
go
will or
while
vacuum
travels to a point
pedal
brake
adjustment
system
still.
If the
check
the
the automatic
and
adjusters.
To
tion,
brake
check rear check
components
installation
the
adjuster opera
shoes and
the adjuster
for binding or improper follow the procedure
and
Brake Shoe under described justments in Part 2-2, Section 2. Make
several reverse
brake
ensure uniform adjustment at
Ad
Then, depress
hold it in the
Start the
engine.
the
applied
If the
pedal
in
pedal
position.
is operating, the pedal will tend to fall under foot pressure and less pressure will be required to hold the pedal in the applied position. If no ac tion is felt, the vacuum booster system is not functioning.
stops
the
4. With the engine shut off, ex haust all vacuum in the system. Depress the brake pedal and hr'd it in the applied position. Ifthepc ually falls away under thi? the hydraulic system is lea!. all
tubing,
cylinders,
hoses,
to
rear
adjustment
is
brakes, a
the automatic
permanent
built-in
feature.
and connections
transmission
engine and
in neutral,
apply the parking
few drops
a
for leaks.
the
cause of
ROAD TEST The
car should
if the brakes
will
be
preliminary symptoms eliminate
tests.
For
the
causes
or
surge,
tirely
locked open
and
the car
the bleeder
must
screw
long enough
to
of
check
which
check
the and
are also
for brake
apply the brakes
air from the lines and See Hydraulic System Bleed ing, Section 2. Also, check for leaks or insufficient fluid.
brakes be be moved,
each
encountered,
or surge will
remove
car.
the
chatter
feels
tested only
brakes at a speed of 25-30 mph to check for the existence of the trouble symptoms listed in Table 1, with the exception of brake chatter and those symptoms resolved in the
Apply
Chatter
the
road
safely stop the
spongy, bleed the hydraulic system to
of
brake fluid.
the trouble.
lightly
pedal movement
one
of
bleeding operation will release brakes, but it will not correct the
at
5. Should
3. With the
out
listed in Table 1. To
calipers,
cylinder.
On front disc
let
This
vacuum system
away
If the brake
wheels.
stop the
system.
and
brake
all vacuum
less than 1
from the floor pan,
inch
as
the engine is
is in the
is standing
the car
down
pedal
the
service
times to exhaust
approximately 50 apply
mph.
almost en
to rear brakes only.
For booster
removal
and
installa
tion
procedures, refer to Part 2-2, Sec tion 3. No service repairs, other than adjustment of the push rod, are made
Replace the assembly booster is determined to be
onjhfcrfco-oster. Avlien the
defective.
GROUP 2
2-2
TABLE 1 Front (Disc) Brake Trouble Symptoms
and
-BRAKES
Possible Causes
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