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1STtimePRo'71 · 02-09-2005, 01:09 AM

Are there better DIY manuals out there? Or webpages specifically for 67-72 truck info like the manuals?

I'm looking for the ways that things are routed, like wires, hoses and heater stuff. I'm looking for how things were ran from the factory. The truck I bought looks like the PO worked on it ALOT. Which may not be a good thing!

The manual I have only really tells you how to fix stuff, but I'm just looking to learn as much as possible about my new truck.

Thanks Guys For All of The Help You've Given Me So Far!

-Cory

skokie · 02-09-2005, 01:14 AM

Get a factory assembly manual. That book has told me more stuff about what goes where than I care to mention. The board vendors should sell them.

1STtimePRo'71 · 02-09-2005, 01:18 AM

Cool thanks. It's just so hard to be outside in the snow and 5 degree winter when the shop at work is full of fixers! I'll check that out.

-Cory

oj70chevy · 02-09-2005, 10:18 AM

I have to agree

with SKOKIE. I got mine in about three weeks ago and have found a lot of good info

. The thing I did not like about it

was there is not any info on where to find the specific info you are looking for. for instance there is no glossary or page numbers on the manual. So you will have make your own like I did.

All in all this was the only manual that helped with the column problem I was having.

Good luck

71swb4x4 · 02-09-2005, 12:14 PM

oj70chevy
Would you post your homemade glossary? I haven't made one yet, and it would be cool if I could just steal yours

oj70chevy · 02-09-2005, 01:01 PM

Sorry 71swb4x4, But due to there are no pages. It's not much of a glossary

it's more like Post-it's flags. I will try to number all the pages and put something together over the weekend and get back with you.

shortymac83 · 02-09-2005, 01:04 PM

I have both a Haynes manual and a CSM for both the Olds and the truck. I toss my nasty, ripped up, greasy haynes manuals in the trunk for quick roadside reference if I need it, and keep the 2,000 page volumes at home. If you guys have never seen a CSM for 1983 oldsmobiles, you're missing out. First, there's the CSM that's at least 1500 pages, and another 900 page ESM (electrical service manual). insane.

stllookn · 02-09-2005, 04:49 PM

Here's a suggestion that might help. Take wiring diagram out of the Chevrolet service manual and track the wires one at a time using a highlighter and notes on the diagram. Or go to a JY and pull a wiring harness to bring home and lay on your garage floor...all of a sudden it becomes very clear and obvious. there are really on two major harnesses in the truck...under the hood and under the dash. Once you pull one and look at it...it will become very obvious.

skokie · 02-09-2005, 05:07 PM

Post it flags worked great for me.

1STtimePRo'71 · 02-09-2005, 09:32 PM

Found the booklet! And inside the booklet there is a Detroit Locker Booklet!!!!!!

It's the instalation instructions and maintenace booklet. Also on the receipt were tires and wheels with a work order for a rebuild on something. Cant read all of the paper. The mice really got to these books and documents. Found it behind the seat under a bunch of old newspapers.

-Cory

02-09-2005, 01:09 AM	#1
1STtimePRo'71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lake Crystal, MN Posts: 656	Stupid haynes manual Are there better DIY manuals out there? Or webpages specifically for 67-72 truck info like the manuals? I'm looking for the ways that things are routed, like wires, hoses and heater stuff. I'm looking for how things were ran from the factory. The truck I bought looks like the PO worked on it ALOT. Which may not be a good thing! The manual I have only really tells you how to fix stuff, but I'm just looking to learn as much as possible about my new truck. Thanks Guys For All of The Help You've Given Me So Far! -Cory

02-09-2005, 01:14 AM	#2
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,334	Get a factory assembly manual. That book has told me more stuff about what goes where than I care to mention. The board vendors should sell them. __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

02-09-2005, 12:14 PM	#5
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	oj70chevy Would you post your homemade glossary? I haven't made one yet, and it would be cool if I could just steal yours __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

02-09-2005, 01:04 PM	#7
shortymac83 hmm... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Culver, Indiana Posts: 1,631	I have both a Haynes manual and a CSM for both the Olds and the truck. I toss my nasty, ripped up, greasy haynes manuals in the trunk for quick roadside reference if I need it, and keep the 2,000 page volumes at home. If you guys have never seen a CSM for 1983 oldsmobiles, you're missing out. First, there's the CSM that's at least 1500 pages, and another 900 page ESM (electrical service manual). insane. __________________ 1983 Oldsmobile Delta 88 1967 Chevy C-10 stripper www.fcrperformance.com - wanna go...faster? talk to FCR.

02-09-2005, 04:49 PM	#8
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Here's a suggestion that might help. Take wiring diagram out of the Chevrolet service manual and track the wires one at a time using a highlighter and notes on the diagram. Or go to a JY and pull a wiring harness to bring home and lay on your garage floor...all of a sudden it becomes very clear and obvious. there are really on two major harnesses in the truck...under the hood and under the dash. Once you pull one and look at it...it will become very obvious. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

02-09-2005, 01:18 AM	#3
1STtimePRo'71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lake Crystal, MN Posts: 656	Cool thanks. It's just so hard to be outside in the snow and 5 degree winter when the shop at work is full of fixers! I'll check that out. -Cory

02-09-2005, 10:18 AM	#4
oj70chevy 250 V-6 Club Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San antonio, TX. Posts: 898	I have to agree with SKOKIE. I got mine in about three weeks ago and have found a lot of good info . The thing I did not like about it was there is not any info on where to find the specific info you are looking for. for instance there is no glossary or page numbers on the manual. So you will have make your own like I did. All in all this was the only manual that helped with the column problem I was having. Good luck

02-09-2005, 01:01 PM	#6
oj70chevy 250 V-6 Club Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: San antonio, TX. Posts: 898	Sorry 71swb4x4, But due to there are no pages. It's not much of a glossary it's more like Post-it's flags. I will try to number all the pages and put something together over the weekend and get back with you.

02-09-2005, 05:07 PM	#9
skokie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: San Jose Ca. Posts: 3,334	Post it flags worked great for me. __________________ RIP to my son Dylan. 5/17/2002 - 8/18/2018 If you want to know more about rare forms of pediatric cancer or if you want to help fund pediatric cancer research, please check out the website for the non-profit I started. https://slothforpedcancer.org 68 build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=223234

02-09-2005, 09:32 PM	#10
1STtimePRo'71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lake Crystal, MN Posts: 656	Found the booklet! And inside the booklet there is a Detroit Locker Booklet!!!!!! It's the instalation instructions and maintenace booklet. Also on the receipt were tires and wheels with a work order for a rebuild on something. Cant read all of the paper. The mice really got to these books and documents. Found it behind the seat under a bunch of old newspapers. -Cory



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