Thread: Buying a Repair Manual

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I've been looking for a repair manual for my T/A...None of the autoparts stores carry one for my make model year engine config. I found one online and i'm wondering if it's a decent one...Some of the publishers don't make a manual for the 301 Turbo Engine...But Chilton's does....Would that be a good one to buy? Here's the link:

http://www.themotorbookstore.com/esprit.html

Why not get the real manual? They're cheap and written by GM for the dealerships. Helm Inc. publishes the GM manuals

http://helminc.com/

When selecting a particular vehicle, choose the "all types"
in the document type heading since some manual titles are
different.

mike in tucson

Hey, thanks for the info...the real deal would be best...when I went to the site...the description is for the Firebird...and it's not specific enough...so i'm afraid i'd get it and it won't cover the 301 Turbo version of the T/A's...what do ya think?

Helm, Inc. is in Highland Park.....call them and see if a customer service person will look. Usually, the manual covers all the typical factory stuff but......tell them you are having trouble finding info regarding the turbo engine and ask them to look in the table of contents.....OR go to a Pontiac dealer and beg to look at their 81 Firebird manual.......theirs is the same....printed by Helm.

The manuals are worth the price just because of the wiring diagrams.

mike in tucson

Hey Mike, Thanks for the info. I appreciate you taking the time to follow up here...i'll give them a call.

AND here is one on EBAY

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=34232

mike in tucson

if you can get the gm manual, you'll be glade you did, the chilton is not in the same class as the gm manual. the dif. in the cost is worth it. i have some olds.& caddy shop manuals i used back in the 60s that i wouldn't sell of anything.

You guys R the very BEST! Cream of the Crop! Thanks for putting up with me 98% of the time when i'm foolin around and then giving me serious answers when I actually talk about something car realated!

Hey Jeri,

The Helm manuals are nice but also expensive. 78ta.com sells the service and parts manuals considerably cheaper than Helm's, but on CD-Rom. They are suppose to be GM licensed as OEM.

I use a CD version of the service and parts manuals with my Studebaker. No more greasy finger prints staining the pages. Just print another set.

Good luck!