On Feb 20, 11:00 am, Bill Jeffrey > wrote:
> [Sorry if duplicate post - I have been having trouble getting to this
> group for several days.]
>
> Dufey wrote:
>
> >
> > here is a link to download the factory service manual and diagnostics
> > on cd. you must name the cd 98TRK08 for it to work.
> >
> >http://www.fordcds.com/
>
> That's an interesting link. I visited the site, and went through the
> agony of downloading one of the big iso files using Bit Trickle. Once I
> got the entire 5.5 GB on my machine, I bought a double-layer DVD
> ('spensive!) and burned it. And now, after all that, it doesn't seem to
> work. The problem is that it isn't simply a manual or a big data
> collection. Instead, there is a Setup.exe file that installs a viewer or
> shell on your computer, and as part of that process, you have to provide
> a 5-digit PACODE (Parts and Accessories Code) of some kind. For some of
> the info, it also seems to want an OASIS number.
>
> Sure wish I had known this before I started the whole process. Has
> anyone else had better luck with this? Am I doing something wrong?
>

I downloaded a CD image for 2001 cars. That worked perfectly. So I
can't say about the DVD images.
-Paul