Good source of answers for owners, do-it-yourselfers--YOUR CITY LIBRARY

As an Auto collision repair technician with many working years in a non-dealer-independent shop, each job is a new experience. Getting the correct information on how to remove and replace the entire contents of the engine compartment before splicing both the front frame rails is a necessity, if you are to replace the engine facing the correct direction. My primary source of information was always the auto repair section of the city library where the "Factory" repair manuals were located. A few coins in the copy machine gave me the pages we needed at the time. Of course, some days it was hard to read the words that had mustard on them from studying while eating the lunch hot dog, but it was the least expensive method. All of you know the lack of information or experience, or you wouldn't be posting here. I must admit that this is very easy to do, while I am drinking a cup of coffee I can't be in the pool anyway, but getting the correct info is cheaper than breaking the part..... There is a wealth of knowledge out here on the net. I wish it had come sooner. But I also note that many of the responses are often well wishes or guesses. Many cities in the USA, especially here in California, have collections of car manufacturer "FACTORY" manuals, and also Motors, Mitchell, and Chilton repair guides. My local town library, population 100,000, has an excellent section of these books-- some go back to the 50's. Our county library also has a noteworthy group of repair books. As a PROFESSIONAL, I wish that mechanical information was more readily available. Mitchell International, producers of labor ("labour" to real descendents of England) times used in the collision repair industry, do produce a CD\DVD based product called, "ON DEMAND," that details most of the labor operations listed in the factory books. Many Collision Shops subscribe to this service. $500 per year is too expensive for use at home, but if you have contact with a panel beater ("body shop" to you Yanks) you might have some luck. As do-it- yourself owners, you need all the good help that you can get.

I am not a mechanic, although I have rebuilt engines and transmissions on my own motorcycles and cars and trucks, so I would not and could not answer most of the seekers here. But someone once said, "Give the boy a fish, and you have fed him for the day. Teach him to fish, and he won't get fat on pastries---or something like that!!!

Luck to you

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