Ford Escort Manual

The Ford Escort is a compact car that was manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. The North American Escort adopted both the badge and the general design of a redesigned European model, and the name has been applied to several different designs in North America since its introduction as Ford's first successful world car.

The Escort was Ford's first front-wheel-drive car built in North America, replacing the dated Ford Pinto subcompact car (1971-80) with a modern front-wheel drive design popularized by the Volkswagen Rabbit. It also effectively replaced the smaller Ford Fiesta which was imported from Europe from 1978-80. Though mechanically sophisticated, the Fiesta was too small, even for a Pinto replacement.

• Routine maintenance and servicing
• OHV and HCS engines
• CVH engines
• Cooling, heating and ventilation systems
• Carburettor fuel system
• Bosch K-Jetronic and KE-Jetronic mechanical fuel injection systems
• Central (single-point) Fuel Injection (CFI) system
• Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) system
• Manifolds, exhaust and emission control systems
• Starting and charging systems
• Ignition systems
• Braking system
• Suspension and steering
• Bodywork and fittings
• Electrical system
• Wirind diagrams
• Reference