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What books should I buy?[ALL/1998] posted by Brian Feltovich on
Friday, 29 August 1997, at 8:03 a.m.
As a recent convert to your religion (Volvology), I'd like to know what people recommend for the Volvo owner's library. Are there DIY books that are better than Chilton's? Are there useful / interesting books that any self-respecting 1990 760 turbo wagon owner should have?
What about the "Gothenburg Bible"?
All suggestions welcome.
Re: What books should I buy?[ALL/1998] posted by Steve Seekins on
Friday, 29 August 1997, at 10:02 a.m.
For the 700 series, the Haynes is pretty good. Unfortunately, there is no Bently Publishers book out yet for the 700 series - when it comes out, grab one!
In addition, get the Robert Bently Publishers "Bosch Fuel Injection and Engine Management" by Probst. Excellent!
The Gothenburg Bible is useful.
There are some Volvo data books that contain all the codes for your OBD-I system so that you can read out faults and clear them using the OBD connector mounted on the left strut tower brace. - Articles detailing these have appeared in Rolling in the past. Sometimes you can geet old copies of these data books from service shops at Volvo dealers. Volvo also has given them away at the open house in Rockleigh, NJ (scheduled for 4 October this year - by invitation - details will be posted on the VCOA web page calendar of events soon).
The only other good source is the Volvo factory manuals - pricey! You can order specific sections from Volvo as needed. Get order forms from any Volvo dealer parts counter.
All of these are available at discount to VCOA members through the club - see the club website for details.
Steve Seekins
Volvo Club of America
Re: What books should I buy?[ALL/1998] posted by Jim Seaman on
Friday, 29 August 1997, at 1:34 p.m.
Brian,
This is a good question as I have just purchased a '91 744t and have not been able to find a good manual as well. I purchased a Haynes manual and most of the information seems to be correct for the newer years but I have not had the opportunity to find many differences yet. I just ordered one of the All Data technical CD sets for the car as I have heard good things about them. Right now they are offering a bonus CD of Technical Service Bulletins and recall information on the cars. This looks like the best bet so far and I can let you know what I think of it when I get it.
Best Regards,
Jim Seaman
'91 744t
All Data
Re: What books should I buy?[ALL/1998] posted by Guy Jett on
Saturday, 30 August 1997, at 10:46 p.m.
I have mentioned this elsewhere before but I have been greatly disappointed with the Chilton's. I have found it to be poorly organized, poorly referenced, and poorly illustrated. Unfortunately, it also appears to be the only one that covers '91-'92 700 series.
Re: What books should I buy?[ALL/1998] posted by Henry T. Mui. on
Sunday, 31 August 1997, at 12:53 a.m.
I too, find my copy of the Clilton's Volvo Book 90 -93' Repair Manual. Part # 8428 is pretty well written but, it leaves very little to be desired about how they stuck the info on 240/740/760/780/940 and 960 all jumboed into it's chapters. So you have to be very careful when you are reading the manual. I find the Robert Bentley 240 Service Manual very good. I just wish they had one for the 700 series and the other 900 and 800 series. The Haynes are pretty good
but, it too needs improvement in certain chapters. The Gothenburg Bible ia only a real general information booklet on Volvos. Like the ones you get with your new Volvo but, the Gothenburg Bible is a little more in depth on certain topics not found in the Volvo Booklets you get with the car!
That is why, I decided to get all of the above and also the Wiring diagrams from Volvo for the series Volvos I have!
Re: What books should I buy?[ALL/1998] posted by Gilbert Kirk on
Friday, 29 August 1997, at 3:27 p.m.
Brian -
That's 'Gutenberg Bible!'
And it's not for sale.
Not to mention, it pre-dates 1927 by a couple of centuries.
;-)
Gilbert
Re: What books should I buy?[ALL/1998] posted by Glenn R. Goodspeed on
Friday, 29 August 1997, at 10:03 p.m.
Awww, wise guy, huh? The Haynes manual is a good bet, not a Good Book. -Glenn.
Goodspeed's Volvo 1800 Newsletter
Re: What books should I buy?[ALL/1998] posted by Dave Stevens on
Friday, 29 August 1997, at 5:10 p.m.
I've got the Haynes manual for the 740, but I find it often inadeqaute as it doesn't cover the newer years and newer engines, and in typical Haynes style is great at giving removal instructions (re-installation is always simple because they tell you it's just the reverse procedure -not), but is relatively useless at troubleshooting, common repair problems and parts location. Not too bad for wiring diagrams, but I bought the official Volvo electrical manual for my model and year so I could read it. Haynes is also a little weak on interior trim removal.
I've also got the Popular Mechanics CD-ROM (available by mail order through IPD I've also got the Volvo Problem Solver (Gerhardt & Assoc) also available through IPD. I find the diagrams are a little crude, but the troubleshooting stuff is very good. This is an excellent adjunct to the Haynes manual, especially for 240 owners.
And finally, the finest source of Volvo tidbits is right here on Jarrod's BrickBoard (remember to search the archives and follow the links).