Ford Thunderbird 1964 Shop Manual

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INDEX

SUSPENSION-STEERING-WHEELS

REAR

AXLE

MANUAL

TRANSMISSION

1ATIC

TRANSMISSION

(Not

ENGINE

IGNITION

FUEL

COOLING

SYSTEM

SYSTEM

SYSTEM

EXHAUST SYSTEM

&

Applicable)

||

TIRES

SERVICE

FORD

(^S)MOTOR

DEPARTMENT

DIVISION

COMPANY

CHARGING

STARTING

SYSTEM

SYSTEM

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Reproduced

FORD

under

PRINTING

FIRST

MOTOR

License#5008

COMPANY,

from

SEPTEMBER,

DEARBORN.

Ford

Motor

1963

MICHIGAN

Company

-

2000

May

SPECIFICATIONS

AT

END

OF

EACH

GROUP

FOREWORD

This

plete

shop

information

manual

Thunderbird.

The

information

being

performed

overhaul,

are

Refer

tion

performed,

included.

to

data.

etc.

the

The descriptions

adjustments

Specifications

opposite

provides

is

such

and

for

grouped

the

as

and

page

specifications

the

Service

proper

according

diagnosis

repairs,

and

for

servicing

recommended

important

in

Technician

to

and

in-vehicle

this

the

testing,

vehicle

manual

with

of

type

frequently

adjustments,

special

identifica

com

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work

of

tools

in

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and

any

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time,

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time

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incurring

manual

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obligation.

was

the

approved

right

or

SERVICE

FORD

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to

design,

MOTOR

for

printing.

without

DEPARTMENT

The

models

notice

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Identification

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63B

G

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1

4

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plate

1):

attached

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the

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support

use

the

not

title

or

for

2-Vehicle

DATA

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the

Vehicle

registration

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33

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left

number

top

door

for

surface

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1

plate

front

pillar.

title

and

to

the

number

purposes.

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4

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Prairie

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26th

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right

of

its

registration

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which

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elements.

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purposes

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lock

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63B

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Tudor

Tudor

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B

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L

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Z

paint

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1636

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1631

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1555

1632

1630

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the

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Black

Peacock

Light

Light

Buff

Dark

Aztec

Red

Bittersweet

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White

Platinum

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Dark Green

Light
Medium

Pink

Maroon

Medium

color

Gray

Blue

Blue

Gold

Blue

Beige

Turquoise

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Metallic

Beige

space

Color

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Metallic

Metallic

Metallic

Metallic.

will

not

Metallic

be

stamped.

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Raven

Pagoda

Silver

Arcadian
Prairie

Caspian
Florentine
Rangoon

Amoan

..Wimbledon

Dimond

Brittany

Phoenician

Cascade

Navaho

.

Patrician

Rose

Vintage

Chantilly

Name

Black

Green

Mink

Blue

Tan

Blue

Red

Coral

Blue

Blue

Green

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Green

Beige

Burgundy

Beige

Green

White

Yellow

TRIM

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with

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50

51

52

54

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trim

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suffix

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existing

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codes

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trim

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Vinyl

code

alpha

D/L

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with

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Light

Pearl

Rose
Silver

Blue

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D/L

THUNDERBIRD

IDENTIFICATION

TRIM

Code

55

56

57

58

59

71

72

74

76

82

83
85

86

89

DATE

The

code

of

month

the

letters

are

Month

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

DSO

Thunderbirds

Pre-Approved

Also

space.

District

District

DISTRICT

Code

11

12

13

14

15

21

22

23

24

25

26

31

32

33

34

35

36

41

42

43

44

(Continued)

for

letters

when

to

be

used

built

Order

appearing

which

ordered

code

number

CODE

District

Boston

Buffalo

New

Pittsburgh

Newark

Atlanta

Charlotte

Philadelphia

Jacksonville

Richmond

Washington

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Detroit

Indianapolis

Lansing

Louisville

Chicago

Fargo

Rockford

Twin

the

the

if

to

have

will

York

Cities

Silver

Blue

Beige

Black

month

Thunderbird

model

a

Domestic

the

in

this

the

unit.

appear.

Pompeii

Blue

are

production

complete

space

If

preceded

was

Special

is

the

Cloth

Model

the

unit

Code

45

51

52

53

54

55

61

62

63

64

65

71

72

73

74

81

83

84

85

89

90-99

by

completed.

exceeds

First

Year

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

J

K

L

M

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order

two

is

and

a

number

digit

regular

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Red

Black

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Aztec

Light

Palomino

Crinkle

Light

Silver

Light

Blue

Pearl

Beige

Black

Crinkle
Light

Blue

White

Red

Black

Light

Palomino

numeral

The

12

months.

Foreign

code

production,

District

Davenport

Denver

Moines

Des

Kansas

Omaha

Louis

St.

Dallas

Houston

Memphis

New

Orleans

Oklahoma

Los

Angeles

San

Jose

Lake

Salt

Seattle

Ford

of

Government

Home

American

Transportation

Export

Vinyl

Leather

to

second

Model

Special

recorded

number

City

Canada

Office

Gold

Blue

D/L

D/L

show

Second

City

City

Reserve

Red

Vinyl

year

N

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

Order,

Cross

D/L

Metallic

the

code

Year

in

of

only

Services

day

this

the

the

AXLE

TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE

MODEL

ASSEMBLY

or

MODEL

ENGINE

CONSECUTIVE

The

number

Code

1.

Code

4

Example

4

Y

87

Z

100001

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Code

Y

5

Code

83

85

87

Code

Z

9

assembly

number

100001

CODE

WARRANTY

(Fig.

YEAR

"4"

CODES

CODES

plant,

and

4Y87Z100001

1):

designates

PLANT

8

8

UNIT

with

continues

CODE

Cylinder

Cylinder

each

NUMBER

1964

CODES

390

390

NUMBER

model

on

for

Cubic

Cubic

each

year,

Inch

Inch

unit

Type

(4

(4

begins

built.

1964

Model

Wixom

Tudor

Landau

8

Cylinder 390

First

Unit

Wixom

Pilot

barrel)

barrel

Low

with

Cruise-O-Matic

Assembly

Cubic

built

Location

Assembly

Plant

Type

Tudor

Convertible

Tudor

Compression)

consecutive

Ratio

.3.00:1

Type

Plant

Inch

Plant

Hardtop

Landau

unit