The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > 47 - Current classic GM Trucks > The 1973 - 1987 Chevrolet & GMC Squarebody Pickups Message Board > The 1973 - 1991 Blazers, Jimmys, and Suburbans Message Board

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 10-16-2013, 09:54 AM   #1
Nodnarb76
Registered User
 
Nodnarb76's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 501
Looking for a good repair manual.

I was looking at this.

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/more...007&cc=1300835

Any comments?
They Haynes manual sucks, not a lot of detail.
__________________


1987 R20 Suburban LQ4/4L80e swap: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=693824
Nodnarb76 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-16-2013, 09:57 AM   #2
VroomVroom68
Registered User
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Athens, GA
Posts: 25
Re: Looking for a good repair manual.

I think the Chilton is better than the Haynes

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/chilton-chevrolet-trucks
VroomVroom68 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-16-2013, 10:17 AM   #3
Nodnarb76
Registered User
 
Nodnarb76's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 501
Re: Looking for a good repair manual.

I work for a dealership service department, and am sold on factory manuals.
This looks like the OEM manual from 1987
__________________


1987 R20 Suburban LQ4/4L80e swap: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=693824
Nodnarb76 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-16-2013, 10:21 AM   #4
geezer#99
Registered User
 
geezer#99's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Bowser
Posts: 13,733
Re: Looking for a good repair manual.

Look here!
http://www.faxonautoliterature.com/Search.aspx?c=85001
geezer#99 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-16-2013, 01:28 PM   #5
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Re: Looking for a good repair manual.

You can buy the factory service manual on CD for pretty cheap. They're all over ebay.
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-24-2013, 10:22 PM   #6
Mr. 250r
Registered User
 
Mr. 250r's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: freeburg, illinois
Posts: 885
Re: Looking for a good repair manual.

Original manuals are so much better than those new ones at the parts store that are about 50 pages long the old ones are like 5000 pages of good info...
__________________
1987 Chevy V30 - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=573854
1988 IROC-Z Camaro - 305/T5 T-Top
1989 GMC V35 - Marbolo Express http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=596850
1991 V2500 Suburban Silverado - Sold
1991 V2500 Suburban Scottsdale - Big Nasty http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=497423
2001 Ram 3500 5.9 H.O NV56 EC DRW - Sold
2003 1500 Silverado
2004 Ram 3500 5.9 H.O NV56 CC DRW - Sold
2005 Silverado 2500HD 6.6/ZF6 CC LWB
Mr. 250r is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-07-2013, 05:43 PM   #7
8lugnutz
Registered User
 
8lugnutz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Canton, TX
Posts: 245
Re: Looking for a good repair manual.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. 250r View Post
Original manuals are so much better than those new ones at the parts store that are about 50 pages long the old ones are like 5000 pages of good info...
x2. I just picked up a service manual for less than $20 off of Ebay.
__________________
1980 Chevy K10 Silverado --> Build Page

My wife told me I spent too much time on Facebook. So I bought an old truck. Now she wishes I was on Facebook, it was cheaper.
8lugnutz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-06-2014, 10:34 AM   #8
jb3t
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Boston
Posts: 139
Re: Looking for a good repair manual.

Hi,

I'm looking for a manual for a '78 C-10 Big 10 Pickup. I want the real factory repair manual.

After doing some research, I noticed several factory manuals including...
- service manual
- shop manual (green)
- unit repair manual (red)
- Body, chassis, and electric manual (green)

What's the best one to start with?
jb3t is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-01-2013, 03:09 PM   #9
Nodnarb76
Registered User
 
Nodnarb76's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 501
Re: Looking for a good repair manual.

I found two different manuals:

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/more...765&cc=1300835

and:

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/more...007&cc=1300835

Which one is better?
what are the differences?
Thank you.
__________________


1987 R20 Suburban LQ4/4L80e swap: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=693824
Nodnarb76 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-07-2014, 01:18 AM   #10
K5owner
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: CA
Posts: 168
Re: Looking for a good repair manual.

I have that same factory service manual for my 1986 K10. Very comprehensive, large font and easy to understand. 10X better then the haynes, chiltons and the like. Although I like those to. I am a firm believer you can never have too much information.
K5owner is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:58 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com