Hi Ronald,
I'd recommend the light blue reprint of the original manual, as the best
single source of info. Oddly, the copy I've got has no index. However, it's
well
organized and pretty easy to use.
I also have the Autobook, which is the same as either the Haynes or Clymer, I
forget which. It's okay, and has an index, but lacks some of the detail of
the Workshop Manual.
The books by Roger Williams are good, too, with more "real world" topics
covered and lots of photo illustrations. I've got both the "Restoring" and
"Improving" pertaining to my car. You do have to learn British English to read
these.
I'm still trying to decide what "closeting" the gearbox and "cosseting" the
transmission mean in American.
Theres a bit of British in all the books, but both the Workshop manual and
Autobooks have pages devoted to translations.
If you are going to order from The Roadster Factory and certain other
sources, I highly recommend the original dark blue TR4 parts manual, too. You
will
need that reference to the original parts numbers. Be sure to get the free
catalogs from Victoria British and Moss, but both are only moderately accurate
and
often rely on a single illustration that may or may not reflect your
particular car. Still, the exploded views can be very helpful with many
projects, even
if you order parts elsewhere.
Cheers!
Alan Myers
San Jose, Calif.
AMfoto1@aol.com
http://hometown.aol.com/amfoto1/amfoto1.htm
Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 12:42:55 -0800
From: "Ronald Griffing" <ragriffi@smt-net.com>
Subject: Opinion Poll - Shop Manuals
Which manual is the better reference for an early TR-4
Triumph's blue soft cover - Triumph TR4 & TR4A Workshop Manual
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