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Haynes 740 Repair Manual 700 1985

posted by  someone claiming to be Jay on  Fri Dec 1 21:53 CST 2000 [RELATED]

I was on www.half.com and bought a Haynes 740 Repair Manual. The guy said it's brand new and still shrink-wrapped. Total came out to be $9. Was this a good buy?

Jay







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    Re: Haynes 740 Repair Manual 700 1989

    posted by  someone claiming to be Patrick Collins on  Sat Dec 2 01:08 CST 2000 [RELATED]

    Yes, that's a good price for a Haynes manual. The Haynes and Chilton manuals for Volvos are not great books, but they do provide a lot of basic info for your '85. If you do a lot of repair and maintenance yourself, you will definitely want the factory shop manuals. One source for the shop manuals is http://www.volvocars.com/lit/







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      Re: Haynes 740 Repair Manual 700 1985

      posted by  someone claiming to be Jay on  Sat Dec 2 08:21 CST 2000 [RELATED]

      Hey, I'm looking at this page http://www.kencook.com/vcna/litcat/models/1985740.html I don't understand which manual I need. I'd like something that covers just about everything, if not everything. I read the key but still couldn't figure out the abbreviations. Could you help me out a lil? Thanx.







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      Re: Haynes 740 Repair Manual 700 1989

      posted by  someone claiming to be John Sargent on  Sat Dec 2 03:28 CST 2000 [RELATED]

      Haynes is a vast improvement over Chilton's, in my opinion. I have a Haynes Britsh hardbound edition which is improved over the US version. Haynes has also just released a new version of their 700 series manual, good through 91 model year. I saw it yesterday when I was at the IPD service sounter. Yes, I am familiar with the factory service manuals. I have a partial set of those.







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        Re: Haynes 740 Repair Manual 700 1985

        posted by  someone claiming to be Jay on  Sat Dec 2 14:01 CST 2000 [RELATED]

        The only Chilton manual I could find was one that covered about 8 different volvo models and spanned 15 years or so. I figured I wanted something more specific and went with the Haynes.

        Are the factory service manuals completely detailed? I might want to get them if they are. Kinda price though, aren't they?

        Jay







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          Re: Haynes 740 Repair Manual 700 1985

          posted by  someone claiming to be John Sargent on  Sat Dec 2 15:42 CST 2000 [RELATED]

          The factory manuals are superb, but pricey. All kinds of pictures and details. Excellent trouble shooting procedures. The Haynes will get you by. I got by with them before I got the factory manuals.






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