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Repair Manual for Pickup

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I am mechanically inclined guy and like to work on cars. I was looking to buy one of the repair manuals for my Silverado to expand my knowledge. I have seen Haynes Manual at few stores. Are these worth buying? Is one make better then other? Any recommendation?

Any thoughts?

I know internet is good source but you can't always trust the info from the web.

Thanks.

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We've always had Chilton's manuals in our garage (at home). It's just what my dad has always had. I don't know if they're any better or worse than what Haynes or anyone else puts out, but I've never had any complaints.

+1 for the library. We probably spend as much time there as at the parts store for a new/ exotic job.

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Also, the bay of E has a lot of manuals and cdroms for sale for cheap. I got the mercury service manual for like 10 bucks on cdrom. Also you can download many of the service manuals. I got the one for my accord that way.

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I have the equivalent of the GM Service Manual on my laptop for all 1999-2005 GM vehicles, so if there is a specific repair you're looking to do I can send you the service procedure.

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I've found that Chilton and Haynes all over essentially the same instructions, but each can be slightly different for the same repair. That means that one might have pictures for a certain procedure while the other doesn't, or explains something better than the other. Therefore I decided that it's best to have both if you can. You can also look things up in online forums and ask questions here. It's a way of triangulating the proper methods and procedures.

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I have the equivalent of the GM Service Manual on my laptop for all 1999-2005 GM vehicles, so if there is a specific repair you're looking to do I can send you the service procedure.

I thinking about replacing belts and sparks plugs, if it warms up a little bit. If you could send me info on those, that would be good.

Thanks.

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If you plan on doing more than your basic vehicle maintenance it might not be a bad idea to look into a factory service manual. They are much more thorough and generally include part #s, torque values, and the minutia that can pull you through the head scratchers/what the heck am I doing? moments. I found both FSMs for my trucks as free online downloads. Skol.

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I thinking about replacing belts and sparks plugs, if it warms up a little bit. If you could send me info on those, that would be good.

Thanks.

Sent you a PM last week, I need an email to send the files to.

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Its nice to have the manual next to you when working on stuff!!! I would rather have a book out in the garage than my laptop.. Things happen!

You realize that the pages/sections can be printed off and used in the garage?whistle Skol.

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