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**Grumpy old man** · 01-31-2023, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by 70STOVEBOLT

Tell us how you really feel, Grumpy!

I guess I'm just stuck in my old habits

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**special-K** · 01-31-2023, 08:10 AM

Helm books (factory manuals)

I use the books, not a laptop. But repair shops these days rely on shop laptop programs to get their job done, don't they? It's the information that is important, not how you get it. Do what you are most comfortable with. But real men use books

palallin · 01-31-2023, 08:33 AM

Do shop techs use the shop-owned computers or at least self-owned computers dedicated to their work? If you have an old machine you can put in your garage, well and fine. But my personal computer--the one I not only use for things like this board but also my real jobs--is something I can't risk out in the heat, grease, dirt and wet, even if I had a keyboard cover. So the books go out to the garage/tractor shed/shadetree.

And I have found no substitute for the factory manuals. Yes, there are useful Youtube vids that show someone else doing it, but many of them are worse that useless: I have seen ones that are not only dangerous to the vehicles but also to me.

**Steeveedee** · 01-31-2023, 09:24 PM

Most of the stuff I need to do on my truck, I already know, having been a mechanic in those days. If I need to look something up, I use the downloaded versions that Hatzie has uploaded. I can remember what I read before I get back out to the truck, usually. The guys across the street are in their 30s, and when they work on their vehicles they use a YouTube video and follow along. Seem to work for them. They're both linemen and should just take their vehicles to a shop, given the obscene gobs of money they make. Hat's off to them for doing such a dangerous job, they deserve that money!

01-31-2023, 08:10 AM	#27
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	Re: What is the BEST all around Repair Manual for our Trucks? Helm books (factory manuals) I use the books, not a laptop. But repair shops these days rely on shop laptop programs to get their job done, don't they? It's the information that is important, not how you get it. Do what you are most comfortable with. But real men use books __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 01-31-2023 at 08:20 AM.

01-31-2023, 08:33 AM	#28
palallin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. James, MO Posts: 1,239	Re: What is the BEST all around Repair Manual for our Trucks? Do shop techs use the shop-owned computers or at least self-owned computers dedicated to their work? If you have an old machine you can put in your garage, well and fine. But my personal computer--the one I not only use for things like this board but also my real jobs--is something I can't risk out in the heat, grease, dirt and wet, even if I had a keyboard cover. So the books go out to the garage/tractor shed/shadetree. And I have found no substitute for the factory manuals. Yes, there are useful Youtube vids that show someone else doing it, but many of them are worse that useless: I have seen ones that are not only dangerous to the vehicles but also to me. __________________ '69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.

01-31-2023, 09:24 PM	#29
Steeveedee Who Changed This? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Simi Valley, CA Posts: 10,088	Re: What is the BEST all around Repair Manual for our Trucks? Most of the stuff I need to do on my truck, I already know, having been a mechanic in those days. If I need to look something up, I use the downloaded versions that Hatzie has uploaded. I can remember what I read before I get back out to the truck, usually. The guys across the street are in their 30s, and when they work on their vehicles they use a YouTube video and follow along. Seem to work for them. They're both linemen and should just take their vehicles to a shop, given the obscene gobs of money they make. Hat's off to them for doing such a dangerous job, they deserve that money! __________________ ~Steven '70 Chevy 3/4T Longhorn CST 402/400/3.56 Custom Camper Simi Valley, CA



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