oh come on....you mean "prise loose with a stoudt tommy bar" does not mean
rip the sucker off with a big crow bar? lol! the manuals are fine if you
have had some experience in translating a few things wich worded difrently
for "this side of the pond". but all in all they get you on the right
path.
chuck
i guess i have been doing this for far too long.....?
----- Original Message -----
From "esheffield" <esheffield at i-plus.net>
Subject: Re: was size limits, now lights, again
> Oh, I don't know. I have all three of those books, plus Horler, and I
still have found myself contemplating something like a "Dummies" boor or
more likely a "FAQ". Seems like there are lots of gaps in the books and lots
of "lore" that we have as a community that would be nice to have in one
spot. For example, sometimes the manual might say something like "remove the
frangled combobulator" but doesn't really explain how that is done and it
isn't readily obvious. I've also encountered places where the manuals are
just plain wrong - my Haynes manual is totally screwed up where it comes to
the wiring diagrams for my '71. Or maybe you're told to use tool BR-549, but
you don't have, nor can you get, such a beast. What's the workaround? "We
tight" solutions. Substitutions for parts made of "unobtanium". Plain old
better ways to do things. You get the idea. ;-)
>
> I do agree though that if someone is too cheap to buy at least one of the
"standard" manuals, they probably won't spring for a "supplement"! Though
I've thought about putting such a thing on the web - I've come across lots
of good tech info online, but an "official" FAQ pulling it all together
might be really handy.
>
> Eddie
> 1971 Midget "Bebop"
>
> >Interesting thought but between the Haynes manuals, Bentley/Factory
manuals, and
> >Porter's books things are pretty well covered as it is.
> >
> >I also doubt that anyone who doesn't already own one of more of these
manuals would
> >buy it.
> >
> >I continue to be amazed by the number of owners that attempt work on
lbc's w/o
> >manuals of any kind.
> >jay fishbein
> >"When all else fails, read the instructions."
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