Ford Comet 1965, 1965 Falcon, 1965 Fairlane, 1965 Mustang Shop Manual
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1965 Comet, Falcon, Fairlane and Mustang Shop Manual
(Form 7760-65, first printing September 1964)
ISBN 0-9673211-2-3
EAN: 978-0-9673211-2-7
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FOREWORD
This shop manual provides the Service Technician with complete information for the proper servicing of the 1965 Comet,
Falcon, Fairlane and Mustang cars.
The information is grouped according to the type of work
being performed, such as diagnosis and testing, frequently
performed adjustments and repairs, in-vehicle adjustments,
overhaul, etc. Specifications and recommended special tools
are included.
Refer to the opposite page for important vehicle identification data.
The descriptions and specifications in this manual were in
effect at the time this manual was approved for printing. The
Ford Motor Company reserves the right to discontinue models
at any time, or change specifications or design, without notice
and without incurring obligation.
SERVICE DEPARTMENT
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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VEHICLE
IDENTIFICATION
BODY STYLE
(FAIRLANE
500
2-DOOR SEDAN)
EXTERIOR PAINT COLOR (WHITE) DATE CODE TRANSMISSION CODE
/
INTERIOR TRIM (26TH
DAY OF
AUGUST) (DUAL RANGE AUTOMATIC (C-4))
(TURQUOISE FABRIC
AND
/
DETROIT AXLE RATIO CODE
LT. TURQUOISE
MET.
VINYL) / DISTRICT (3.00:1 AXLE RATIO)
\
.BODY CCOLOR TRIM
*62B XM
27
26H
5F4IC
IOOOOI
THI1
VEMCLE% MANUFACTURED UNDER UNITED STATES
AWD
FAVREIOOM
PATENT^ AND PATENT APPLICATIONS
MODEL YEAR (1965)
|
ASSEMBLY PLANT
(DEARBORN)
\
CONSECUTIVE UNIT NUMBER
ENGINE CODE
(8
CYL. 289
CID
ENGINE)
I
BODY SERIAL CODE (2-DOOR SEDAN)
R1184-C
FIG.
3—Fairlane Warranty Plate
EXTERIOR PAINT COLOR DATE CODE
(WHITE)
(6TH DAY
APRIL)
BODY STYLE
\
INTERIOR TRIM
(2-DOOR HARDTOP) \ (PALOMINO VINYL) \ DETROIT DISTRICT
AXLE RATIO CODE
(3.00:1 AXLE RATIO)
TRANSMISSION CODE
(DUAL RANGE
AUTOMATIC (C-4))
89
06D
5FO7A
110196
THI5 M HldlE
IS
MANUFACTURED UNDER UNITED STATES
A
ND FOREIGN PAINTS
AND
PATENT APPLICATIONS
MODEL YEAR (1965)
|
ASSEMBLY PLANT
(DEARBORN)
\
CONSECUTIVE UNIT NUMBER
ENGINE CODE
(8
CYL. 289 C10
ENGINE)
BODY SERIAL CODE (2-DOOR HARDTOP)
FIG.
4-Mustang Warranty Plate
N1406-A
FIG.
5-Vehicle Identification
Number
Location—Comet, Falcon
and
Mustang
I
FIG.
6-Vehicle Identification
Number
Location—Fairlane
VEHICLE
IDENTIFICATION
1-3
Figures
1, 2, 3 and 4 illustrate the Comet, Falcon, Fairlane and Mustang
Warranty Plates. The warranty plate
is
located on the rear face (lock face)
of the left front door.
The official Vehicle Identification Number,
for
title and registration
pur-
poses,
is
stamped on the top upper flange
of
the left front fender apron
for
Falcon,
Comet and Mustang (Fig. 5C) and
on the
vertical face
of
the left
front fender apron near the top
for
the Fairlane (Fig. 6C). Do
not
use
the
Vehicle Warranty Number, which appears
on the
warranty plate,
for
title
or registration purposes.
VEHICLE DATA
The vehicle data appears
in a
line across the top
of
the warranty plate
(Figs.
1,
2, 3
and 4). The first two letters and a number identify the Body
Style.
The following one or two letters identify the Exterior Paint Color. The
next code consisting
of
two numbers,
or a letter and a number, identifies
the Interior Trim. The Date Code showing the date the
car
was manufac-
tured,
follows the Trim Code and consists
of
two numbers and a letter. The
next code gives the district
in
which the car was ordered and consists
of
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 Transmission Code and consists
of
one
number. The charts that follow, list
in
detail the various vehicle data codes.
VEHICLE WARRANTY NUMBER
The vehicle warranty number
is
the second line
of
numbers and letters
appearing on the Warranty Plate (Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4). The first number
indi-
cates
the
model year.
The
letter following
the
model year indicates
the
assembly plant
at
which the car was manufactured. The next two numbers
designate the Body Serial Code. The letter following the Body Serial Code
designates the Engine Code. The remaining numbers indicate the Consecu-
tive Unit Number. The charts that follow, list the various Vehicle Warranty
Number codes.
BODY SERIAL
AND
STYLE CODES
The two-digit numeral which follows the assembly plant code identifies
the body series. 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 Model.
FALCON
Body
Serial
Code
02...
02...
01...
01...
16...
19...
17...
11...
17...
15...
12...
21...
22...
24...
26...
27...
27...
27...
27...
29...
29...
Body
Style
Code
..54A...
..54D...
..62A..
..62D...
..54B...
..62B...
..63B...
..63C...
.
.63H...
.
76A...
..76B...
..59A...
..71A...
..71B...
..71C...
,66A...
..66B...
..66G...
.
.66H...
..78A...
,.78B...
FAIRLANE
Body
Serial
Code
31...
32...
41...
42...
43...
47...
38...
48...
*Bucket
Body
Style
Code
.
62A...
..54A...
,.62B...
..54B...
..65A...
..65B...
,71D...
..71B...
Seats
MUSTANG
Body
Serial
Code
09...
07..
08...
Body
Style
Code
.
63A...
.
65A
..
..76A...
Body Type
.4-Door Sedan
4-Door Sedan (RPO)
.2-Door Sedan
2-Door Sedan (RPO)
4-Door Sedan (Bench)
2-Door Sedan (Bench)
2-Door Hardtop (Bench)
.2-Door Hardtop (RPO Bucket)
.2-Door Hardtop Bucket (Less Console)
Convertible (Bench)
Convertible (RPO Bucket)
2-Door Wagon
.4-Door Wagon
4-Door Wagon Deluxe
4-Door Squire
.2-Door Standard Ranchero
.2-Door Deluxe Ranchero
2-Door Standard (RPO Bucket W/Console)
.2-Door Standard (RPO Bucket W/Console)
Standard Sedan Delivery
Deluxe Sedan Delivery
Body Type
.2-Door Sedan
4-Door Sedan
2-Door Sedan
.4-Door Sedan
2-Door Hardtop
2-Door Hardtop*
4-Door Ranch Wagon
.4-Door Custom Ranch Wagon
Body Type
2-Door Fastback
2-Door Hardtop
2-Door Convertible
Model
Standard
Sedan
Futura
Station
Wagons
Ranchero
Sedan
Delivery
Model
Fairlane
Fairlane
500
Sport Coupe
Station
Wagons
Model
Mustang
COMET
Body
Serial
Code
02...
01...
32...
12...
11...
11...
34...
36...
22...
22...
23...
23...
25...
25...
23...
*Bench
tBucket
Body
Style
Code
..54A...
..62A...
..71A...
..54B...
..62B...
..62C...
..71B...
..71C...
..54C...
..54D...
..63C...
..63D...
..76B...
..76D...
..63E...
Seat
Seats
Body Type
.4-Door Sedan*
2-Door Sedan*
4-Door Wagon*
4-Door Sedan*
.2-DoorSedan*
2-DoorSedanf
.4-DoorWagon*
4-Door (Villager) Wagon*
.4-Door Sedanf
4-Door Sedan*
2-Door Hardtopf (Fastback)
2-Door Hardtop* (Fastback)
2-Door Convertible!
.2-Door Convertible*
.2-Door Hardtopf (Fastback)
Series
Comet
202
Comet
404
Comet
Caliente
Cyclone
EXTERIOR PAINT COLOR CODES
A single letter code designates a solid body color and two letters denote
a two-tone—the first letter,
the
lower color
and the
second letter,
the
upper color
Code
A..
C.
D..
H..
I..
J..
K..
M.
O..
P..
R..
V..
X..
Y..
5..
M-30J/
M-32-J#
.
.1724-A.
..1736-A.
..1625-A.
..1544-A.
..1737-A.
..1515-A.
.
.1621-A.
.
.1619-A.
.
.1732-A.
.
1738-A.
..1879-A.
.
1729-A.
..1632-A.
.
1269-A.
..1731-A.
Color
Black
Med.
Ivy Gold Met
Med.
Turq. Met.
Dk. Blue Met.
Lt. Beige Met.
Red
Med.
Gray Met.
White
Lt. Peacock
Palomino Met.
Dk. Ivy Green Met
Yellow
Maroon Met.
Med.
Blue Met.
Dk. Turq. Met.
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VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
INTERIOR TRIM CODES
Code Trim Codes
04 Beige Vinyl
12 Med. Blue and
Lt.
Blue Met. Fabric and Vinyl
15 Red Fabric and Vinyl
16 Black Fabric and Vinyl
17 Med.
Turq.
and Lt.
Turq.
Met. Fabric and Vinyl
19
. .
Palomino and Med. Palomino Fabric and Vinyl
22 Med. and
Lt.
Blue Met. Vinyl (Comet),
Fabric and Vinyl (Except Comet)
25
....
Red Vinyl (Comet), Fabric and Vinyl (Except Comet)
26 Black Vinyl
27 Med. and Lt. Turquoise Met. Vinyl (Comet),
Fabric and Vinyl (Except Comet)
28 Ivy Gold and
Lt.
Ivy Gold
D/L
Fabric and Vinyl
29 Palomino Vinyl (Comet), Fabric and Vinyl (Except Comet)
32 Med. Blue and
Lt.
Blue Met. Fabric and Vinyl (Comet)
Vinyl (Except Comet)
35 Red Fabric and Vinyl (Comet) Vinyl (Except Comet)
36 Black Fabric and Vinyl (Comet) Vinyl (Except Comet)
37 Med. Turquoise and Lt.
Turq.
Met. Fabric and Vinyl (Comet)
Vinyl (Except Comet)
38
Ivy
Gold Fabric and Vinyl (Comet) Vinyl (Except Comet)
39 Palomino and Med. Palomino Fabric and Vinyl (Comet)
Vinyl (Except Comet)
42 White and Blue Vinyl
45 White and Red Vinyl
46 White and Black Vinyl
48 White and Ivy Gold Vinyl
49 Med. Palomino Vinyl
52 Med. Blue and
Lt.
Blue Met. Fabric and Vinyl (Comet),
Vinyl (Except Comet)
55 Red Fabric and Vinyl (Comet), Vinyl (Except Comet)
56 Black Fabric and Vinyl (Comet), Vinyl (Except Comet)
59 Palomino and Med. Palomino Fabric and Vinyl (Comet),
Vinyl (Except Comet)
F2 White Pearl (W/Red) Fabric and Vinyl
F5 White Pearl (W/Black) Fabric and Vinyl
F6 White Pearl (W/Turquoise) Fabric and Vinyl
F8 White Pearl (W/Gold) Fabric and Vinyl
F9 White Pearl (W/Palomino) Fabric and Vinyl
62
Lt.
Blue Met. Vinyl
65 Red Vinyl
66 Black Vinyl
67 Turquoise Vinyl
68
Ivy
Gold Met. and D/L Vinyl
69 Med. Palomino Vinyl
G2 White Pearl (W/Blue) Vinyl
G5 White Pearl (W/Red) Vinyl
G6 White Pearl (W/Black) Vinyl
G7 White Pearl (W/Turquoise) Vinyl
G8 White Pearl (W/Gold) Vinyl
G9 White Pearl (W/Palomino) Vinyl
72
Lt.
Blue Met. Vinyl
75 Red Vinyl
76 Black Vinyl
77 Lt.
Turq.
Met. Vinyl
78 Ivy Gold D/L Vinyl
79
. .
Med. Palomino Vinyl
H2 White (W/Blue) Vinyl
H5 White (W/Red) Vinyl
H6 White (W/Black) Vinyl
H7 White (W/Turquoise) Vinyl
H8 White (W/Gold) Vinyl
H9 White (W/Palomino) Vinyl
82 Lt. and Med. Blue Met. Vinyl
85 Red Vinyl
86 Black Vinyl
87 Lt.
Turq.
Met. Vinyl
88
Lt.
Ivy Gold Met. Vinyl
89 Med. Palomino Vinyl
92 Blue Vinyl
95 Red Vinyl
96 Black Vinyl (Except Fairlane) Fabric and Vinyl (Fairlane)
99 Palomino Vinyl (Except Fairlane) Fabric and Vinyl (Fairlane)
DATE CODES
A number signifying the date precedes the month code letter. A second-year
code letter will be used
if
the model exceeds exceeds 12 months.
Month
January...
February..
March
April
May
June
July
August...
September.
October...
November.
December.
Code
First Year
Code
Second Year
....N
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
w
X
Y
Z
DISTRICT CODES
(DSO)
Units built
on a Domestic Special Order, Foreign Special Order,
or
other
special orders will have
the
complete order number
in
this space. Also
to
appear
in
this space
is
the
two-digit code number
of
the
District which
ordered
the
unit.
If
the unit
is a
regular production unit, only the District
code number will appear.
COMET
Code
11
16
15
14
21
22
23
26
31
32
33
District
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Atlanta
Dallas
Jacksonville
Memphis
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Code
34
41
42
45
51
52
53
54
81
84
90-99...
District
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Twin Cities
Denver
Los Angeles
Oakland
Seattle
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FALCON, FAIRLANE AND MUSTANG
Code
District Code
District
11
12
13
14
15
21
22
23
24
25
26
31
32
33
34
35
36
41
42
43
44
Boston
Buffalo
New York
Pittsburgh
Newark
Atlanta
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Jacksonville
Richmond
Washington
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Indianapolis
Lansing
Louisville
Chicago
Fargo
Rockford
Twin Cities
45
51
52
53
54
55
61
62
63
64
65
71....
72
73....
74..
..
81
83....
84
85....
89
90-99..
Davenport
Denver
Des Moines
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Louis
Dallas
Houston
Memphis
New Orleans
Oklahoma City
Los Angeles
San Jose
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Ford
of
Canada
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.Home Office Reserve
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