Bone to pick with Chilton's repair manual!!!!

[jiangtao]

I changed the fuel pump out the other day after checking to see where it was that I was loosing pressure{injectors,press regulator,pump,etc} Well,before I changed the pump I looked in Chilton's to see how about doing so.I know in my Hayne's manual it only shows pics of the fuel pump as attatched to the whole sending system.Well,according to Chilton's,1989 and below,you should remove the whole rear end {everything} and drop the gas tank.Needless to say I freaked out!!!I went ahead and took of the fuel door and took out the sending system and there it was!!The fuel pump!A whopping 10 min. of work to get it out and another 10 to go back in!!I have also noticed alot of other things in the Chilton's book that was wrong too and I really don't know anything about working on cars.

 

[tnovot]

You probably won't get much response to this thread. Reason: the lack of 100% accuracy of both of the manuals you mention, and the fuel pump issue in particular, has already been beaten to death in previous thread(s).

 

[oldace84]

The book is!

Whow.

 

[WhalePirot]

I've said for years, "If you know enough to understand that manual, you probably don't need it."

 

[c4cruiser]

Do yourself a favor and go to www.helminc.com and order a genuine GM Corvette Service Manual. It's the one that GM techs use and worth every penny.

They are also available on eBay but if you buy there, make sure it is the copy with the red covers. Versions with white covers are the preliminary versions and the red cover versions have the final updates.

 

[Ken]

Do yourself a favor and go to www.helminc.com and order a genuine GM Corvette Service Manual.

The only way to go!

 

[SSTibet]

I have both Chiltons & Haynes since the GM manuals are too expensive; well one has to have the "other stuff" to appreciate the "real stuff"... Although I have quite good eyesight I need a magnifier to read the Chilton's, and Hayne's has only photos... And after all neither one contains exact information... But I have to admit they are good understand the concepts, how things work, etc etc.

 

[jiangtao]

I have come to deciding that Haynes is the lesser of both evils.I really had no idea that both manuals had so many issues!!I do like the fact that Haynes has pictures though!

 

[SSTibet]

I have both manuals. I had the SES light on for a while and I had to read both manuals, and post messages at CAC forums to arrive at the conclusion that all O2 sensors should be replaced and I did get them replaced; the problem went away.

However neither one of the manuals have exact information on how to troubleshoot the car and the O2 sensors. Most precise information I got is from CAC. Thanks to all who cared for my problem.