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Heated Backlite Grid - Manual Updates: Overview


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SHOP MANUAL-1989-SECTION 36-86-HEATED BACKLITE GRID-SERVICE INFORMATION

Article No. 89-18A-1

FORD: 1987-89 CROWN VICTORIA, ESCORT, TAURUS, TEMPO, THUNDERBIRD

LINCOLN-MERCURY: 1987-89 CONTINENTAL, COUGAR, GRAND MARQUIS 1987 LYNX 1987-89 MARK VII, SABLE, TOPAZ, TOWN CAR

ISSUE: Section 36-86, Window, Rear--Defroster, of 1989 and prior Car Shop Manuals, has been revised to include new service information on heated backlite grid repair. The statement which now reads: "Any break in the grid longer than 25 mm (1 inch) cannot be repaired." should be revised to read: "A single break or any breaks that total more than 25 mm (1 inch) in one grid cannot be repaired."

ACTION: Refer to the pages following this TSB article for revised material.

OTHER APPLICABLE ARTICLES: None
WARRANTY STATUS: INFORMATION ONLY
OASIS CODES: 2800