Ford Reviews

I just got this book a week ago. I haven't really done any repairs based on this book yet, but it seems to be an okay book. It has different sections on each of the major systems of the car viz. cooling, heating and ac systems, fuel and exhaust systems, engine electrical systems, emissions and engine control systems, transmission systems, suspension and steering systems, chassis electrical system etc.

I basically bought this book hoping to be able to troubleshoot a trouble code (P0183) that made my 99 Mustang's "Service Engine" light to come on. This code is not listed in the OBD II codes list in this book. According to my scan tool, this code means "Engine Fuel Temperature Sensor A shows a high input value". This book does not have any mention of an Engine Fuel Temperature Sensor. So, I have to warn you there may be a few things missing in this book.

I think one essential section that should be in any of today's auto repair manuals is a section on the possible trouble codes and step-by-step troubleshooting for each code. In the 3 cars that I have owned in the last 6 years, one common issue has been the "Service Engine" light coming on out of the blue. Dealers make big bucks just debugging the OBD code. My dealer charged me 120 for just reading the code and finding out what is wrong.

Also, I felt that many of the pictures are too close-up making it extremely difficult to determine the relative location on the car.

As it says on the cover, this shop manual is written for the experienced mechanic. However, it is readable enough to be useful to guys like me who are just tinkering with their tractor. Excellent pictures and diagrams accompany the text.

Nice coffee table book and enough information to get you started on Ford Truck history. Includes small details about differences between same model truck but different production years. Nice photo's of restored trucks.

The Red Book is the "bible" for comparing and exchanging Ford Pick-Up Parts. Each chapter covers a single model year and provides all pertinent data, including VIN numbers, production codes, serial numbers, specifications, engine and transmission codes, options, prices, paint color, interior trim, and much more.

If one is interested in Ford farm tractors, Fordson to the Hundred series, this guide gives a brief thumbnail sketch of the history and development. A list of models, features and serial numbers make this a convenient resource when identifying early Ford tractors. Inclusion of many b/w photos and reproductions of Ford advertising materials make for an quick and interesting read.

I first encountered the "Close-up" series while visiting London last year. I snatched up every title I could find. These short examinations of filmaker's lives are just the right length and breadth. For those who already are familiar with the director you'll find new insight, and for those uninformed, a detailed look at each film, and the harrowing journey to make it, is enlightening. With Coppola, his journey spans many decades and is thoroughly fascinating. You'll find the struggles and tribulations he faced, along with some quirky personality traits best left to the reader. Overall, a good read.

Since we usually already know the high points in the life and political career of a U.S. President what matters in a juvenile biography like this are the details. In this volume on Gerald Ford for the Encyclopedia of Presidents series, Paul P. Sipiera provides several interesting details of the man who dreamt of becoming Speaker of the House of Representatives but ended up being the only President never to be on the winning ticket of a national election. For example, in both 1960 and 1968 Ford was considered as a possible running mate for Richard Nixon and even in 1973 when Ford was picked to succeed Spiro Agnew as Vice-President he was not Nixon's first choice. Then there is the fact that Betty Ford danced with the Martha Graham troop while Gerald Ford was a model for Look magazine and that when he was first elected to Congress Ford's office was next door to another newcomer, John F. Kennedy.

Sipiera tries to deal with the complexities of Watergate and the other issues that are considered to have cost Ford the 1976 election, but it really seems like he was running out of room at the end. The ordeal Ford went through to become Vice-President is clearly covered and these other, presumably more significant parts, are just not given the same consideration. Nor will young readers get a sense for the high regard Americans had for Betty Ford (remember the "Elect Betty's Husband" buttons?). Of course, it might simply be that I am more familiar with Ford (I cast my first vote for President for him), and I have certainly noticed that as a general rule the less I know about a President (e.g., Millard Fillmore, Calvin Coolidge), the more I am impressed by a particular Encyclopedia of Presidents volume.

This book is illustrated with black & white photographs from Ford's persona life as well as his political career. The back of the book contains a Chronology of American History from when Eric the Red reached Greenland in 982 to the election of George Bush as president in 1988. with the events from Ford's lifetime appearing in a shaded area. Students and teachers looking for more information about Ford can certainly check out his autobiography, "A Time To Heal."

I have a pet theory, one of many, that says the key factor in your political philosophy has to do with the person for whom you cast your first vote for President. For me it was Gerald Ford, a man who had never wanted to be President. I like that under the principle that anybody who really wants the job should not be allowed to have it (irony on the grand scale, obviously). In this juvenile biography by Sandra Francis young readers meet the man who was born Leslie King, Jr. Like all books in the Our Presidents series, this one is divided into four chapters: (1) Happy Childhood covers his mother's marriage to a man named Gerald Ford and how the all-American football player went to Yale Law School; (2) Aboard the USS Monterey relates Ford's experiences in World War II in some detail; (3) A Strong Start condenses Ford's political career before the White House; and (4) The Presidency talks about what he did once Nixon resigned.

I must admit I find the balance of this book to be a bit off, since his time in the navy is considerably less than what he spent in Congress, yet each gets its own chapter. One of the reasons Ford was picked as Vice President is because he had such a great reputation in the Congress and we really do not get a sense for his impressive legislative career. Francis also talks about how Ford lost the 1976 election to Jimmy Carter without giving a clear sense for why Ford lost or how close he made it at the end. It might be a bit more critical that usual because Ford's autobiography "A Time to Heal" was the first political biography I ever bought hardcover so I already knew a lot about his life.

This book is illustrated with historic photographs from Ford's entire life and there are Interesting Facts in the margins (e.g., only president never to win a national election). Sidebars provide more information on the key topics of Pearl Harbor, Ford's Wedding Day, and Betty Ford. Again, this shows what I consider to be some strange choices, relegating Ford's wife to a sidebar and even the two assassination attempts when he was president to mere Interesting Facts. However, this is an excellent series overall for introducing young students to Our Presidents.

Thanks for scholars like Nicholas Delbanco who hunt down biographical details that enrich our knowledge of famous authors lives. Here is a book that offers a savory meal for the literary gourmet. Henry James liked donuts. Stephen Crane chain smoked. Conrad the English stylist spoke with a thick Polish accent. Ford Madox Ford embellished his recollections with untruths. H. G. Wells treated offers of help with cocky independence.

The author contends that for a certain interval these men associated with and admired each others literary accomplishments. "South of London in 1900, a galaxy of talent assembled that beggars in accomplishment anything the English language has since produced." He provides quotations and photographs that demonstrate social intercourse between the big five. Between the initial overview and the concluding summary, three chapters provide respectively a view of Stephen Crane on a visit to England to meet the other masters of ficti! onal prose, a study of the collaboration between Ford Madox Ford and Joseph Conrad, and an examination of one of English literature's most famous disputes - James vs. Wells.

I found the book informative and interesting and recommend it to any admirer of any of the five writers singularly or in combination. About those we admire our curiosity is insatiable. Did Shakespeare like his eggs over easy or sunny side up? We have his Hamlet, his Lear, isn't that enough? Some might say no. We have Crane's "Open Boat", Conrad's "Heart of Darkness", Ford's *Good soldier, James' *Ambassadors, Wells' *Time Machine*. Still, it's natural to inquire about the virtues, quirks, and foibles of their creators. *Group Portrait* gives us a taste of the traits that rounds out these illustrious authors.

A sad epilogue to which Mr. Delbanco refers in his lead chapter is that this literary summer was so brief. Crane died in 1900. Eventually the other associations wither! ed. By 1906 the friendship between Conrad and Ford had coo! led. *Boon* published in 1915 dissolved Wells' ties to James with its ridicule of the latter. For a while there was Camelot albeit a loose confederacy of brilliant writers. A genius needs a tough ego to sustain him for the long haul to fortune and fame. An alternate lesson from *Group portrait, perhaps one not intended, but nevertheless patent, is that collaboration must eventually give way to ego.

One of the more useful guides that are used in pediatric inpatient pharmacy. Very straight-forward approach to the most common IV drugs.