To add to what Randy said about the factory manuals: In my experience (Honda/Acura only), the manuals also specify the order in which parts can/should be removed, which can make a job a lot faster / easier. For example, you might be inclined to remove a part unneccesarily because it looks like it might prevent you from removing a this-or-that. The manual might tell you instead to rotate the this-or-that and pull it out from below the engine instead of out the top like you thought you might. If that makes sense . > > From: Randy Abernathy > Date: 2004/08/18 Wed PM 03:36:11 GMT > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [OT: ] Any good site to discuss and learn car repairs? > > In a message dated 8/18/2004 9:24:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > davescomputer@ROGERS.COM writes: > > Nobody mentioned the factory shop manuals-expensive but sometimes required > details , exploded views etc . Start out with the others, chilton etc > > > > The factory manuals are the best. They are pricey but they contain > information that you can find ONLY in them, in many cases. I only purchase used > vehicles and the first thing I do is order the factory service manuals for them. > These are not the user manuals that come with the car but technical manuals. > They may be in several different volumes. If you have an older GM car, say > over 10 years old, you will have to go through a third party company to get > these, I think it is Hunt publishing, and you will have to order all of the > volumes for your car. They break these down into transmission, chassis, > engine, electrical, etc. They may have one that includes a small snippet for each > of these but not the complete information. > > Randy Abernathy > 4626 Old Stilesboro Road NW > Acworth, GA 30101-4066 > Phone / Fax: 770-974-5295 > Cell: 678-772-4113 > E-mail: Cnc002@aol.com > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu