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Originally posted by Bad89stang
Although I agree that Chris is very educated on mechanical issues, I would guess that he has a few service manuals laying around to get some info from. Then again, maybe he is Rainman only with grease under his fingernails. 
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If it didn't end in the letters B-O-N-E, I wouldn't even remember my phone number! Of course I have service manuals! Don't ever trust a mechanic that doesn't! Contrary to popular belief, all vehicle specs ARE NOT THE SAME! LOL. People will see me in passing and stop me and want to know what to torque the heads on a '63 Buick to, or how much clearance the rod bearings have in a 330 Olds. These are all numbers that often changed year to year, and model to model. I won't work on a vehicle if I don't have a manual for it, I'm not that stupid. I want to know where the factory made changes, and so forth, and not get sued for doing something improperly. After a while, the routines settle in, but you should never believe that you know all the specs. That's primarily what I use my manuals for now (torque specs, clearances, etc). The trick is to have the correct manuals! I have fairly good specs for domestics going back to 1940, and moderate import specs going back to 1972.
Take care,
~Chris