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[Rob <becida AT comcast.net>]

At  9/7/2008 12:29 PM,Roy Morgan wrote:



> Any advice on parts sources for the Ford would be welcome.  (I notice
> it has TWO monster batteries.  I shudder at replacing them when the
> time  comes.  They seem to have blankets around them. What's with
> that?  I saw no house current heater plug in cord.)
>
> Also, it came with no manual.  What do folks suggest I get?  I wonder
> if a polite email to Ford would bring me something free.  They are
> still in business, aren't they?
>
> Roy

Heater blankets for the batteries & I'll bet you'll find some sort of 
block heater too. Needed in cold weather. I knew a guy in MN who 
never used his diesel tractor in the winter, just too hard to start. 
He had a gas tractor for the winter.

Good luck with the owners manual from Ford, I found one on line for 
my Vanagon, I bought one off E-bay for my daughters Saturn and 
sometimes you can find them at wrecking yards.



Rob
becida AT comcast.net