I must agree with Paul ... Get the factory manual. I got the Bentley manual
and it cost me $80 CDN (about $19.95 US ..<VBG!!>)
It was well worth the money I spent for the tasks I undertook last winter
when I was working on the car.
Will be in use again in Spring when the car is reinsured and out of
hibernation.
Highly recommended!!
Cheers,
*** Philip ***
1975 Spitfire 1500 - (otherwise known as 'CJ')
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> Paul-
> By all means- get the FACTORY issued manual! All the others are compilation
> guides, and while most will pertain to your vehicle(when you get one) only
> the factory produced one was specifically made for your vehicle, or family
> of vehicle. The information in a factory manual is much better than any
> Chilton, Haynes(shudder), or other book. Usually you will spend between 40
> and 100 bucks for a factory manual. it is well worth the investment. Some
> people criticize factory manuals are written for mechanics only, and the
> others are better for everybody. This is BS- the factory manual may be
> written for machanics, but if you are going to laern about a car, and how to
> repair it, you better study the real book- not the "idiots crib notes"
> version. Remember- a Chiltons or Haynes will often have a statement or
> picture captioned "...This may differ on some vehicles..." This is because
> they are appending, and don't include all the info the factory one does.
> Also, the pics are better in factory ones(and the one for Herald, Vitesse, &
> Spitfire 4, Mk2, Mk3 is full of pics- I know- that's the one I have.)
>
> Do yourself the biggest favor you can- get a Triumph factory manual.
>
> And while you're at it- get a factory Parts Book too. This will give you
> great reference when tring to find a part at a flea market or swap meet, and
> also when trying to figure how something goes together, or comes apart.
>
> All my manuals are factory- for my 52 Seagrave fire truck, my 69 Plymouth
> and my 64 Triumph- even my WWII Willys jeep had factory books.
>
> Scott
> 64 Herald 1200 Convertible
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Cartwright" <pcart@willinet.net>
> To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 11:50 PM
> Subject: Manual for general knowledge.
>
>
>>
>> I do not own a Spitfire, yet, and I do not have a lot of automotive
>> knowledge, yet. Which manual would be the best one to get for general
>> knowledge, Hanyes, Bentley, or The Factory Service Manual?
>>
>> I would like to purchase one manual so that I can picture what you are
>> talking about, and see how things work. I will purchase the others when I
>> purchase a car.
>>
>> I believe I am looking for plenty of drawings, photographs, and an
> overview
>> of the different systems on the car. I do not need very technical
>> information like the torque for bolts, etc.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Paul Cartwright
>> Ottumwa, IA
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