What is the best C4 manual for repair?
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What is the best C4 manual for repair?
I am looking to do some basic repair to my 1996. Does anyone have any suggestions to what the best manual would be?
Years ago when I was in High School, we lived by Chilton's. I don't even know if those things are still in print.
Years ago when I was in High School, we lived by Chilton's. I don't even know if those things are still in print.
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Originally Posted by ermedic
I am looking to do some basic repair to my 1996. Does anyone have any suggestions to what the best manual would be?
Years ago when I was in High School, we lived by Chilton's. I don't even know if those things are still in print.
Years ago when I was in High School, we lived by Chilton's. I don't even know if those things are still in print.
As for Chilton's/Haynes Manuals, yeah, they're still around - a lot of folks have 'em as well, but they can come nowhere near the detail thoroughness of the GM Manuals...
Best of luck!
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The red cover factory manuals put out by Helms are the best ones. They are thick and very detailed. YOu an order them online at www.helminc.com, usually cheaper then buying them from a third party.
If you can find them on Ebay - even better.
The Helms manuals are the dealer service manuals.
If you can find them on Ebay - even better.
The Helms manuals are the dealer service manuals.
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Originally Posted by Perfusion
Oh, and in your search, you may see a single GM service manual with a white cover - avoid it like the plague... Just pony up and get the red ones...
Charlie
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What's the matter with the white ones?
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Charlie, I have gotten quite a bit of info since I posted this. Turns out the white ones were preliminary releases and full of mistakes that were later corrected by the official release.
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Note: the manuals sold by Helm are the official GM Service Manuals. I remember paying about $125 for the set directly from Helm, Inc.
They are worth the money.
Not only are they a service manual par excelance', but they contain a wealth of reference material as well, with things like the options codes, GM part numbers for fluids, the best tire balancing machines to use, the best disc resurfacing machines to look for, etc.
Larry
They are worth the money.
Not only are they a service manual par excelance', but they contain a wealth of reference material as well, with things like the options codes, GM part numbers for fluids, the best tire balancing machines to use, the best disc resurfacing machines to look for, etc.
Larry
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Originally Posted by code5coupe
Note: the manuals sold by Helm are the official GM Service Manuals. I remember paying about $125 for the set directly from Helm, Inc.
They are worth the money.
Not only are they a service manual par excelance', but they contain a wealth of reference material as well, with things like the options codes, GM part numbers for fluids, the best tire balancing machines to use, the best disc resurfacing machines to look for, etc.
Larry
They are worth the money.
Not only are they a service manual par excelance', but they contain a wealth of reference material as well, with things like the options codes, GM part numbers for fluids, the best tire balancing machines to use, the best disc resurfacing machines to look for, etc.
Larry
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Originally Posted by ermedic
Charlie, I have gotten quite a bit of info since I posted this. Turns out the white ones were preliminary releases and full of mistakes that were later corrected by the official release.
Let me add, I've seen better factory manuals than GM's but, I've seen a hell of a lot worse too.
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Let me add, I've seen better factory manuals than GM's but, I've seen a hell of a lot worse too.
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Originally Posted by ermedic
...Turns out the white ones were preliminary releases and full of mistakes that were later corrected by the official release.
I spent at least 15 mins looking for that 2nd coolant bleed screw on my 96...Ha, ha.
I have the FSM and the cheapy Haynes manual from AutoZone. I find there's lot's of streetwise info in the Haynes manual, the FSM calls for big $$ tools when the Haynes manual shows how to do it on the cheap.
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St. Jude Donor '10
Originally Posted by Perfusion
You will find (almost unanimously) that the GM Factory Service Manuals are *the* definitive source for diagnostics and repair. They are 2-book sets, and they're year specific. You will find them least expensively on eBay, but be prepared to bid because the demand for them is high. There's a shop near me that sells them new for around $150ish, so that should give you an idea of what kind of deal you may or may not be getting on eBay. Oh, and in your search, you may see a single GM service manual with a white cover - avoid it like the plague... Just pony up and get the red ones...
As for Chilton's/Haynes Manuals, yeah, they're still around - a lot of folks have 'em as well, but they can come nowhere near the detail thoroughness of the GM Manuals...
Best of luck!
As for Chilton's/Haynes Manuals, yeah, they're still around - a lot of folks have 'em as well, but they can come nowhere near the detail thoroughness of the GM Manuals...
Best of luck!
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Originally Posted by ermedic
So if you have seen better....what do you recommend?