From: Michael M. Butler (mmb@spies.com)
Date: Mon Feb 10 2003 - 14:10:24 MST
J Corbally wrote:
> Better yet, get a copy of the service manual (or the Haynes manual).
> You'll have at your fingertips anything you'd need to know about your
> vehicle.
Surely you jest. Haynes (and Chilton, for that matter) are nowhere near
"anything [I'd] need to know about [my] vehicle". They're better than
*nothing*, but--I'll cut my rant short here. They're like journalism,
if you know what I mean. Especially for cars.
The service manuals from the manufacturer should be better, of course, but
I've never owned a car where those were priced less than $120 per, so I've
never bought 'em. And they won't have TSBs, will they?
MMB
Ever read Pirsig's description of how most service (and assembly) manuals are
written? Take the worst guy off the production line, so production will be
least impacted...
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