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Chevrolet Chevelle '69'87 (Haynes Manuals)

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I recently purchased this manual for my 1979 GMC Caballero. It really only gives basic and General information about the vehicle..... If you have had shop class or have worked on Chevys before this manual is a waste of time and money. I just ordered a factory service manual they are very detailed and explicit and contain information that is pertiant to your model instead a generalization like Haynes.... Haynes has few diagrams and illustrations are often of a different model with a different part....
If your an novice this book might be ok but if you wanna know the extra I would recomend the factory service manual it cant be beat.

Back in high school I had a 1973 Chevelle Malibu Classic 4 Door (that's right, a 4-door). It had the 454 big block V8, and I got it at a time when only 4 of the 8 cylinders would fire. This manual talked me through all variety of diagnosing problems, troubleshooting and basic repairs. It had sections on body work, on tools required, on electrical wiring, and all variety of necessary information. Could not have been simpler if I were a mechanic. I highly recommend any and all of these books for any vehicle. When I bought a Nissan pickup in 1990, my first auto-related purchase was the Haynes manual for the truck. And I found it to be similarly helpful. I had that truck for seventeen years because of the care with which I was able to maintain the vehicle from the information in that manual.

It seems to be what I needed but I sold the car before fixing it. The book came fast and was in good shape. Thank you.

My grandson bought a 1985 Chevy El Camino and it needed some work. (I know it is a waste of money, but it's the car he has always wanted, so...) He had a mechanic do the major work (transmission and engine). But I told him I would help him with the minor work, like the exhaust system that needed a tailpipe and muffler. I bought this book so I could show him how easy it is to work on the older (pre-computer) cars and teach him how to use this manual. We have done a lot of minor work on his car, he has saved a lot of money, and he thinks he has a very cool grandma! Well worth the $10 I paid! Thanks.