Mikey, All we ever hear from you is "Read the Book"


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Posted by Keith in Washington on Monday, March 13, 2006 at 5:31PM :

In Reply to: Re: did you read the shop manual ?? posted by mikey stone Idaho (aka COTM) on Monday, March 13, 2006 at 12:04PM :

Mikey:

You a very knowledgeable guy, but telling a guy to go read a book is not really that helpful at times. Some guys, like Gil, are in a pinch or maybe have no access to a manual at that moment. They are looking for help from guys that have been where they are.

Manuals are great, I use them quite often, but I have run into books that are totally wrong. I ran into that problem twice this year so far. A Nissan manual was so wrong I could not believe it. Ran into the same problem with my Suburban recently. It is not uncommon to find errors. Year appropriate books often do not cover changes or options for that year. Sometimes the manuals are so poorly written that nothing is clear (they are often written by professional writers and not mechanics who know vehicle repair).

We often do not have the special tools nor can we afford them but many guys around here have ways to do things without them. Guys here will help you to do things. That is what is great about this place.

As Gil says getting a book is not always possible either due to money, time or availability. It really does not hurt to give a guy a few pointers on a forum like this. I have learned so much from other people here. If you have the manuals, it would be nice to share information along with your knowledge.

I learn best by hands on or verbal instructions. Give me an instruction book or a manual and tell me to learn is not optimal. Let me get my hands on it and I will learn much quicker and better. There is need for manuals and I use them when needed. But I sure do not need one most of the time.

I fully expect to get flamed on this one. Notice I did not hide behind andy "fake" name.




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