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Repair Manual Recomendations?
Good Morning folks!
Working on a 69' Firebird, 350/Automatic/w/Air and in the process of tackling the Heater core. the car hasn't been touched in 30 years but I've so far got a cool collection of mouse skulls and insulation nests. The car has A/C so there's a lot going on under dash. I don't want to dig into the heater core until I've got some reference factory material in hand. So my question is, can anyone recommend a USEFUL repair manual? I'm seeing links on amazon, etc but I don't want one that's got horrible copies that aren't legible. Also, if anyone knows a specific vendor they ordered theirs from and is happy with what they received, I'm open to suggestions! Thanks!
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~Drew |
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Helminc.com is the usual source for first quality factory service manual reprints ... I think they were the company that printed many of the manuals originally.
Not cheap ($62 for a 69 firebird) but very good reprints ... original quality good. If you plan on keeping the car ... a must have. |
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Ames sells a reprint of a factory shop manual, although I don't know if it contains HVAC information - for some years that was in a separate manual from the chassis and body information. You could call them and ask. https://secure.amesperf.com/qilan/De...A&web_access=Y
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Thanks very much for the leads! It will be nice to hand it off to the young man the car is being gifted too once I get it sound before he returns from deployment.
Not the most desirable model but its in pretty darn good shape for a 71,000 mile car, it just hasnt seen daylight in 25 years that I know of until now. Take Care,
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~Drew Last edited by TC223; 10-28-2019 at 09:57 PM. |
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Heater/AC. automatic transmission, and body were often separate manuals from the service manual. Get a copy of factory stuff if you can. The after market books are usually a joke nd if you don't already know the answer you won't recognize it in an after market manual. Some stuff comes around on ebay but if you are in a hurry and don't find anything at Helm or PY then try Bishko books.
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I know HVAC is separate in the A body shop manuals. I actually got mine from ebay. It's just a few bound pages sent in a manilla envelope and only included electrical circuit prints...no nut and bolt stuff.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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try Detroit Iron on the 'net. They have OEM manuals on CD which I like because I can print out what I need and not care about getting pages dirty. Matches the paper shop manuals exactly. Bought one for my '67 many years ago, still use it.
Check it out. George
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The 69 Factory Service Manual, Custom A/C pages, includes the Firebird. For every Tempest/Pontiac drawing, they have one for Firebird.
You can pick up used original manuals on Ebay between $30-50.
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Ed 1968 GTO (Thanks Mom) 2006 Silverado 2007 Cadillac SRX 2015 Chevy Express |
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OG68, does the '68 FSM have that info? Never noticed it in there but it may be.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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Thats where I got the pictures from.
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Ed 1968 GTO (Thanks Mom) 2006 Silverado 2007 Cadillac SRX 2015 Chevy Express |
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Oh, your post says 69.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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Yeah, I missed the 68 year in your question. But to answer your question, there is some Firebird information and drawings in the 68 FSM. Not as detailed as the 69 however.
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Ed 1968 GTO (Thanks Mom) 2006 Silverado 2007 Cadillac SRX 2015 Chevy Express |
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The 68-69 Diagnosis Manual also has a lot of good information. Organized just like the Service Manual. Includes full-size, Tempest and Firebird.
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Don't rush me - it's only year 20 of the 3 year restoration! 68 GTO convertible YS M40, A/C, PS, PB-disc, Posi-T, PW, P-seat, AM-FM stereo 8-track, P-ant, P-trunk lid, Tilt-S, Rally gauges, Hideaways C1 224 Triple white |
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And l just opened my copy and saw the HVAC sections. I'm not sure if I ever noticed that before. I must have though back when l realized I couldn't find the AC wiring in there.
That diagnostics manual sounds worthwhile.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia Last edited by Greg Reid; 11-16-2019 at 08:08 PM. |
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If you do your own work, its very worthwhile in my opinion. I see originals come up every two or three weeks on Ebay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Pontia...hdm2J0&vxp=mtr https://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-PONTIA...9dfS66&vxp=mtr Faxon reproduces the 68-69 version but I don't know the quality. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-1969-P...kAAMXQySpRNTHJ
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Ed 1968 GTO (Thanks Mom) 2006 Silverado 2007 Cadillac SRX 2015 Chevy Express |
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Definitely seems worth it. I'll have to grab a copy.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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