I have two shop manuals for each car, a clean one for the book case and a dirty
one for the garage. There are dirty shop manuals for sale, just ask for one.
Lots of people used them in the shop, after all, that is why they are called
shop manuals. Dirty ones usually are cheaper than clean ones, but they are not
usually advertised. You usually need to ask.
Paul
In a message dated 5/16/2004 1:47:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, PNKMoore writes:
> Hey Folks:
>
> I tinkered with my "new" '58 Southampton again today. I've come to the point
>where I can see it's foolish to wield tools over this thing without a shop
>manual. In particular, I've got to pull the blower motor and I don't want to
>screw anything up when I do it. I want to pull the last plug that's trapped
>under there and also, eventually, be able to yank the valve covers.
>
> I've seen numerous examples of shop manuals for sale on Ebay and elsewhere...
>original, reprint, CD Rom, etc. Before I lay out the $50 or so bucks that
>they all seem to cost, can I bother you all for some feedback on which is the
>most practical? I don't want something that I have to treat like an artifact,
>because it's coming into the trenches with me.
>
> I rebuilt a couple of engines in high school, 20+ years ago, at which time I
>did not use a "real" shop manual but instead relied upon Chiltons.
>
> Thanks for your help and interest.
>
> Patrick E. Moore
> Southeast Louisiana, contemplating a trip to Chattanooga at the end of the
>month for the Southeast Regional show. (My
> wife and kids want to "See Rock City.")
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