I have the Bentley book, the Haynes book, the factory book, and another
Haynes book for the carburetor. I use them all. Can't have too many books.
:-)
Reid
'79 Spitfire (original owner)
-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas Braun & Nadia Papakonstantinou
[mailto:dougnad@bellatlantic.net]
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 8:28 PM
To: Jeff Gruber; spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: COMPLETE SHOP MANUAL
The Bentley is good, but it is written primarily for the
mechanics in (former) Triumph dealerships.
The Haynes book is written for DIY owners, and sometimes
points out things that would be too general or obvious
to appear in the Bentley book.
Actually, the Bentley book has a lot of obvious stuff, mostly
for the sake of completeness.
E.g.:
Removal of Thingamajig:
1: Remove the two bolts holding the Thingamjig in place.
2: Lift the Thingamajig away from the Whatchamacallit.
I own both a Haynes and a Bentley, actually.
My favorite is an old British book I found in
a used bookstore: "Autobook Spitfire MK III MK IV Owner's
Workshop Manual". It is thin, but has lots of useful info per page.
If you should ever stumble across a factory parts book for your model, buy
it!
Doug Braun
'72 Spit
At 09:35 PM 9/7/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I found this manual:
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>Complete Official Triumph Spitfire 1500, Model Years 1975-1980 :
> Comprising the Official Driver's Handbook and
>Workshop Manual
> by British Leyland Motors
>
> Our Price: $55.00
>
> Paperback (June 1980)
> Robert Bentley; ISBN: 0837601223 ; Dimensions (in
>inches): 1.52 x 11.10 x 8.43 At 11:39 AM
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>It's not the ISBN you gave me. Any opinions on this book?
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>9/7/00 -0400, Dave Chu wrote:
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> >In message <4.3.2.7.2.20000907102605.00aace80@midtnn.net>you write:
> > >
> > >OK, maybe I am stupid.
> > >
> > >I've been searching on-line to get a shop manual for my 77 Spitfire
1500.
> > >
> > >I've found a number of references to manuals and very little
> > >description. I'm having trouble figuring out which one I need. Can
anyone
> > >tell me the exact title, author, publisher or ISBN for the one I want
to
> > get?
> > >
> >
> > These are the two that I have. I think most people would agreed the
> > Bentley is more comprehensive, but the Haynes one will be enought for
> > most things.
> >
> > Haynes Triumph Spitfire 62-81 ISBN 1 85010 022 5 ($10-15)
> >
> > Robert Bentley, Inc ($35-$55)
> > The Complete Office Triumph Spitfire 1500 1975-1980
> > ISBN 0 8376 0122 3
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