Ford 1962 Thunderbird Shop Manual
1962
FORD
SHOP
MAN
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INDEX
GROUP
THUNDERBIRD
EXHAUST
ENGINE
AND
CRUISE-O-MATIC
AXIE
AND
REAR
IDENTIFICATION
SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION
DRIVE
LINE
1961
Reproduced
SERVICE
FORD
(J^3)motor
FIRST
MOTOR
FORD
under
License
PRINTING
DEPARTMENT
DIVISION
COMPANY,
from
#5008
company
SEPTEMBER.
Ford
DEARBORN,
Motor
Company
ENERATING
AND
STARTING
SYSTEMS
IGHTS,
INSTRUMENTS,
ACCESSORIES
AND
BODY
ENANCE,
AHB
FICATIONSATTHE
1961
MICHIGAN
2006
January
LUBRICATION,
SPECIAL
TOOLS
END
OF
EACH
GROUP
FOREWORD
This
manual
the
1962
contained
was
approved
Company
or
time,
without
provides
Thunderbird.
in
this
for
reserves
change
incurring
manual
printing.
the
specifications
obligation.
information
The
were
The
right
for
descriptions
in
effect
Ford
to
discontinue
or
design,
SERVICE
FORD
FORD
the
at
Division
MOTOR
proper
and
the
time
of
models
without
DEPARTMENT
DIVISION
servicing
specifications
the
Ford
notice
COMPANY
manual
Motor
at
of
any
and
THUNDERBIRD
IDENTIFICATION
1
Fig.
illustrates
plate
is
attached
VEHICLE
Example
(Fig. 1):
63A
63A
J
85
9H
1
4
a
to
J
Thunderbird
the
left
DATA
85
BODY
FIG.
door
9H
COLOR
SERIAL
EHHEEESi
THIS
patent
front
VEHICLE
2590719
2698012
1
Thunderbird
plate
pillar.
and
1
IS
CONSTRUCTED
2617681
2726894
its
elements.
Tudor
Red
Red
Ninth
3.00:1
Cruise-O-Matic
TRIM
NUMBER
OTHER
Patent
The
4
Hardtop
Leather
of
day
Axle
Ratio
2631694
2782722
Plate
patent
August
DATE
UNDER
PATENTS
D.S.O.
MADE
IN
U.S.A.
BY
ggy&et,
UNITED
2677572
2784363
PENDING
STATES
2677574
2789621
TRIM
Deviation
withanumerical
suffix
is
serviced.
Code
50
52
54
55
trim
Lt.
Light
Lt.
Red
AXLE
LETTER
sets
will
suffixisnot
Silver
Blue
Pearl
Vinyl
2683578
2810447
Blue
Metallic
Beige
REG.
PAT.
use
Met.
TRANS.
U.S.
OFF.
PATENTS
existing
serviced,
Vinyl
Vinyl
Vinyl
M1072-A
trim
Color
while
and
codes
a
Material
plusasuffix.
trim
code
with
an
A
trim
alphabetical
code
BODY
COLOR
special
If
a
Code
F
G
H
J
K
L
M
N
R
T
U
V
X
Z
63A
76A
A
D
E
paint
M30J
Number
724
1
1070
1269
1226
1446
1544
1515
1452
1458
1238
921
1456
1543
1450
1470
1444
1427
is
used,
the
paint
Color
Black
Med. Turquoise
Med.
Blue
Lt. Blue
Silver
Blue
Dark
Blue
Metallic
Red
Lt.
Turquoise
Pink
White
Diamond
Blue
Yellow
Beige
Lt.
Turquoise
Dark
Chestnut
Maroon
Beige
Metallic
Metallic
Metallic
color
Metallic
Metallic
space
Metallic
Metallic
56
Black
Vinyl
57
Light
Tudor
Tudor
Hardtop
Convertible
59
70
will
not
be
stamped.
Sales Name
Raven
Black
Patrician
Acapulco
Skymist
Silver
Caspian
Rangoon
Chalfonte
Sahara
Corinthian
Diamond
Tucsoi
Sandshell
Deep
Green
Blue
Blue
Mink
Blue
Red
Blue
Rose
White
Blue
Yellow
Beige
Sea Blue
Chestnut
Heritage
Fieldstone
Burgundy
Tan
72
74
76
77
80
82
84
85
86
87
89
Turquoise
Med.
Chestnut
Lt.
Silver
Lt.
Blue
Lt.
Pearl
Black
Vinyl
Lt.
Turquoise
Silver
Lt.
Med.
Blue
Lt.
Pearlescent
Red
Leather
Black
Leather
Lt.
Turquoise
Med.
Chestnut Metallic
Blue
Met.
Beige
Blue
Leather
Vinyl
Vinyl
&
Med.
Met.
Metallic
Met.
Vinyl
Met.
Beige
Vinyl
Metallic
Vinyl&Med. Silver
&
Med.
Blue
&
Med.
Bedford
Gray
Vinyl
&
Med.
Leather
Leather
Leather
Leather
Beige
Bedford
Bedford
Cloth
Turquoise
Blue
Cloth
Bedford
Cloth
Bedford
Cloth
Cloth
DATE
The
of
the
letters
code
letters
month
are
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
(Fig.
number
NUMBER
1):
2Y83Z100001
YEAR
"2"
PLANT
designates
1962.
Model
1962
Wixom
Tudor
8-Cylinder
Unit
First
Assembly
Hardtop
390
Built
Wixom
Pilot
Plant
Cubic
Location
Assembly
Plant
Inch
Engine
Plant
SERIAL
for
the
month
are
preceded
when
the
Thunderbird
to
be
used
if
1962
model
First
was
production
Model
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
J
K
L
M
by
completed.
Year
a
numeral
exceeds
The
to
second
12
Second
show
months.
year
Model
N
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
the
day
code
Example
2
Y
Year
83
Z
100001
MODEL
The
ASSEMBLY
Code
Y
S
DSO
Thunderbirds
Pre-Approved
space.
If
the
AXLE
Code
1
A*
*Equa-Lock
TRANSMISSION
Code
4
built
unit
Order
type.
MODEL
Tudor
Tudor
Type
Hardtop
Convertible
Code
83
85
the
complete
production,
Special
Order,
order
this
space
Foreign
number
will
Special
recorded
remain
Order,
blank.
or
in
this
to
a
Domestic
have
regular
is
ENGINE
Ratio
3.00:1
.3.00:1
Type
Cruise-O-Matic
Code
R
CONSECUTIVE
The
assembly
number
100001
plant,
and
8-Cylinder
Export,
8-Cylinder
UNIT
with
continues
each
390
84
Octane)
390
NUMBER
model
on
for
Cubic
Cubic
each
year,
Inch
Inch
unit
Type
(4-barrel
(4-barrel)
begins
built.
with
Low
consecutive
Compression
unit
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