Service manual
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Racer
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From: Mobile Alabama
Service manual
Hello everyone, new (to me) 1995 LT1 Torch Red owner. Had the car about a month now, been digging through the threads here to help me with some of the repairs and mods I have already done, seat covers, carpet, weatherstrip replacement, window rattle guides, and more. This site has really helped me with all these jobs. Now I want to go under the hood. Been looking at shop/service manuals. On ebay there are the factory 2 volume service manuals(the red ones). Is that what I want, or is there a more detailed service manual that would be better. I see where some have suggested the Helm manuals, big differences in price.
Thanks,
Mike
Thanks,
Mike
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From: Wichita Ks
There is nothing wrong with using a Helms or Hayes in fact sometimes I use my Haynes because it's fast and easy. I do highly recommend having the FSM because it covers a great deal more than the others, I've used mine a lot over the years. The FSM is well worth the money.
Almost forgot, welcome to the forum Mike and congrats on your good looking 95
Almost forgot, welcome to the forum Mike and congrats on your good looking 95
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Burning Brakes
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From: College Station Tx
Welcome to the forum and congrats on the car. You've already spent a small fortune on the interior (stuff I hope to do one day). You should be able to pick up the FSM for your car for $50-$100. I've also seen pre-year manuals. This is a single volume with a white cover. They have mixed reviews, so I shied away and got the 2-volume set.
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Pro
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Also, FYI you can get the FSM in digital form from fleabay as well. It comes on a CD and is a lot less than the paper copy.
Adv. is that you can print what you want and also put a copy on a laptop. I carry my manual on my computer pretty much everywhere I go in case I have a problem and need to look something up. The laptop is a LOT less weight than two manuals.
Disadv. is that you have to print what you need and you cannot easily thumb through sections and bookmark interesting sections to come back to.
Welcome to the Forum and don't forget to wave!
Adv. is that you can print what you want and also put a copy on a laptop. I carry my manual on my computer pretty much everywhere I go in case I have a problem and need to look something up. The laptop is a LOT less weight than two manuals.
Disadv. is that you have to print what you need and you cannot easily thumb through sections and bookmark interesting sections to come back to.
Welcome to the Forum and don't forget to wave!
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From: Slidell Louisiana
Back in the day you could order the FSM directly from the publisher. Good news is now the FSM shows up in the CF for sale secton. I couldn't get by without my 2 volume RED cover 1995 FSM. I like the paper copy over computer version due to its easy to see what I need in my normally used sectons due to years of highlighting and marked pages.
If I was starting out I'd post a wanted post in the for sale forum.
Welcome to CF.
Mike
If I was starting out I'd post a wanted post in the for sale forum.
Welcome to CF.
Mike
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