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A_D
06-11-2003, 11:11 PM
probably one of the best 20 bucks i invested
ebpda9
06-11-2003, 11:28 PM
prolly not :no:
blind34_1
06-11-2003, 11:40 PM
you'll find that while chiltons is useful for a few things, it is grossly incomplete and inaccurate. Buy a Helms manual.
wheresmylicense
06-11-2003, 11:45 PM
the hell is a chilton's?
pdiggitydogg
06-12-2003, 12:08 AM
^I hate to say it...but I have to....its a cheap poorly compiled jumbled mass of info on cars...theyre poo

take it back and save up for a helms
94_AcCoRd_EX
06-12-2003, 01:31 AM
Its better than no manual at all, but that's it :D
HndaTch627
06-12-2003, 01:38 AM
they are dead on when it comes to old domestic cars, but i was showed the torquing procedure they have listed for a passport and compared it to the real procedure and then to the "updated" torquing procedure(this is for the cylinder heads)...their instructions were WAY off from what Isuzu wants done. just be careful, when it comes to cylinder heads or big jobs, ask for help ;)

jeremy
AzCivic
06-12-2003, 01:59 AM
i used a chiltons to remove the valve cover on my wifes cavalier, the stupid thing was telling me all kinda crap to remove. so i start looking around and I got it off with out removing any of it.

I really like it when they say to remove something and they dont tell you where it is.
Duckydos
06-12-2003, 04:39 AM
I practically have a library of Helms manuals out in my garage. There are least 5 of them out there for the cars we own or have owned. Each one has definately paid itself off by now :D

-Ducky
ebpda9
06-12-2003, 07:34 AM
i found the haynes more informative, even thou it sucks. now i am using mitchell on demand :yes:
Addict
06-12-2003, 07:45 AM
Chilton's is ok for the small jobs. But it can't even touch the detail of a Helm's Manual.:yes:
SolPol
06-12-2003, 09:40 AM
Mitchell on Demand is pretty good. I have a Chilton for the Sol. It helped when we were doing the clutch a while back. Haynes are horrible I hear.

How much is a Helms?
ebpda9
06-12-2003, 10:55 AM
around :dollar:70
blind34_1
06-12-2003, 04:03 PM
hypothetical example of chiltons instructions:

HOW TO REMOVE JOHNSON ROD:

1. Remove Johnson Rod cover.
2. Remove Johnson Rod

HOW TO RE-INSTALL JOHNSON ROD:

1. Reverse procedure of above
A_D
06-12-2003, 06:19 PM
damn i had no idea

guess i'll save up for a helms thing then
where the **** do i find that?
Addict
06-12-2003, 09:10 PM
Originally posted by A_D
where the **** do i find that?
http://www.helminc.com/helm/homepage.asp?r=
AzCivic
06-12-2003, 11:12 PM
Originally posted by blind34_1
hypothetical example of chiltons instructions:

HOW TO REMOVE JOHNSON ROD:

1. Remove Johnson Rod cover.
2. Remove Johnson Rod

HOW TO RE-INSTALL JOHNSON ROD:

1. Reverse procedure of above

aaaahahahaha yup pretty much.