good service manual
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Racer
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From: 1984 crossfire, Alhaurin de la Torre Malaga, Spain
good service manual
For my early 1984 I need a good service manual. I did read a lot of good things about Helms, but they do not accept the oldest real American credit card American Express. And thats what I have. Anybody know a manual just as good or an other place to buy? Don´t have experience which books are ok, it´s my first vette
Burning Brakes
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The Helm manual is by far the best as it is the actual GM service manual for your vehicle. I've had the Chilton and you can't beat the Helm. Check Ebay from time to time and even on the parts for sale on this board you might find one. Don't know what to tell you about American Express though.....I guess in this case I'd leave it home. Good luck!
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Originally Posted by AGENT 86
Get paypal and use your American express card to fund it. Then go shopping on Ebay. 
Makes thing very easy. I have turned into an e-bay junkie. Click click, and the brown truck shows up 
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St. Jude Donor '04-'05-'06-'07
Originally Posted by Pete K
Makes thing very easy. I have turned into an e-bay junkie. Click click, and the brown truck shows up Ebay and especially the C4 parts F/S section have made me a pauper!
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Hey Nico do you guys have debit cards over there?I use my checking debit/Visa for just about everything.Don't waste your money on anything except for the Helm manual.
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Racer
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From: 1984 crossfire, Alhaurin de la Torre Malaga, Spain
Originally Posted by AGENT 86
Get paypal and use your American express card to fund it. Then go shopping on Ebay.
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Racer
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From: 1984 crossfire, Alhaurin de la Torre Malaga, Spain
I may become an Ebay junkie as well as long as they accept my real 
card.
But thanks for the info guys, I will absolutely stick to Helms. I will find a way to pay for it using bank transfer or the card of somebody else.
card. But thanks for the info guys, I will absolutely stick to Helms. I will find a way to pay for it using bank transfer or the card of somebody else.
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Helm Inc. is the company Chevrolet contracts with to produce the Chevrolet Factory Service Manuals. No one else has the theories of operation, schematics, and trouble shooting charts provided by THE Factory Service Manual. I purchased my FSM directly from Helms, but nowhere in the manual does it say Helm Inc. Possibly one of the Corvette parts retailers, such as Ecklers, M.A.D., Corvette Central, etc, sells the Genuine Chevrolet FSM and will accept your Amex card.
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Originally Posted by CFI-EFI
Helm Inc. is the company Chevrolet contracts with to produce the Chevrolet Factory Service Manuals. No one else has the theories of operation, schematics, and trouble shooting charts provided by THE Factory Service Manual. I purchased my FSM directly from Helms, but nowhere in the manual does it say Helm Inc. Possibly one of the Corvette parts retailers, such as Ecklers, M.A.D., Corvette Central, etc, sells the Genuine Chevrolet FSM and will accept your Amex card.
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Once again CFI is right I have seen it for sale at places other than Helminc.
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From: Merritt Ils Fl
E-Bay is the lesser cost wise but have you looked at Ecklers. Ecklers will even take Green Stamps. That's a joke for us old guys. As I recall the 84 is a two volume set with electrical being one of the vols.