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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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Both of the following sites are down. Does anybody know who manages those sites?

Service manuals:
http://www.jameskowalski.com/Dodge/D...AN_SERVICE.ZIP 1995 service manual, ZIP (PDF), 52MB
http://www.jameskowalski.com/Dodge/D...AN_SERVICE.ZIP 1996 service manual, ZIP (PDF), 50MB
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 10:07 PM
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a used haynes manual via amazon arrived today. if you are looking for just a few pages i may be able to help.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by DukeSupes
Both of the following sites are down. Does anybody know who manages those sites?

Service manuals:
http://www.jameskowalski.com/Dodge/D...AN_SERVICE.ZIP 1995 service manual, ZIP (PDF), 52MB
http://www.jameskowalski.com/Dodge/D...AN_SERVICE.ZIP 1996 service manual, ZIP (PDF), 50MB
Actually, the site was mine.
Two weeks ago, Chrysler sent an email to my web host requesting the files to be taken down. As a result, my account was disabled.

An email to Chrysler on this issue has not been replied to, because, quite frankly, they seem to hate people who like their vehicles.
 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 11:40 PM
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There are plenty for us to use. Here is a copy and paste from FAQ. The bold one is going to be the best to use!

Service manuals
You can get Haynes. It is similar to Chilton's in price and material, it will run you $15 at most parts stores. For $19.00 you can get a full service manual on-line at https://www.alldatadiy.com/index.html http://www.autozone.com/shopping/repairGuide.htm
OR get the paper Full book at any dealership parts stores for $80. I got 1, I love it. Or http://www.helminc.com/helm/homepage.asp?r
OR here are a few sites that have some good manual stuff.
http://search.ebscohost.com/ User name: greatfalls
Password: publiclibrary

http://www.eserviceinfo.com/
http://www.autozone.com/shopping/repairGuide.htm;jsessionid=021F72FE4E48FCBC1AD8AA1 3F88ED58C
http://www.scribd.com/doc/228727/Dodge-Trucks-TechTran-A500-42RH-A518-46RH-A618-47RH-Service-Manual (Rebuild tranny)

 
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Old Mar 2, 2009 | 11:47 PM
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i buy used books from amazon, and got the chilton for my dakota for $7 shipped. go to this page and look for the "29 used from $2.42" link below the new price http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1563922142?ie=UTF8
 
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 01:40 AM
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Yeah, but none of those are quite the same as the factory service manual. I downloaded the '95 manual before the site went down and have it on my computer, and dodgerules86 just emailed me the parts manual (thanks very much!) so if anyone wants it PM me and I'll email it to you.

*EDIT*... Gmail wouldn't let me upload the files today so unless something gives I won't be able to send it.
 

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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 03:00 AM
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Ya nothing beats the Factory service manual, but the one above in bold is about 80% of the full manual, and alldata is about 90% of the manual. That one above is great for lots of info. Easy and fast! I have the factory service manual book, and alldata.

I also have the service manuals and electrical diagrams and part manuals for anyone else needs them, so it's easily available for anyone with 3 of us got them all.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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Yup.
Parts manuals.
1990, 1995, 1996 service manuals (which include wiring diagrams).
So, we've probably got any info you might need.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 08:41 PM
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factory manuals are good for parts numbers, but i find them useless for jobs i haven't done before.

the tranny in my car is jacked and the acura manual in all its 1,600 page glory isn't doing a darn thing for me. i bought the haynes manual for less than $10 on amazon and now i'm ready to talk to the local tranny shop and replace the unit myself if they tell me its toast.

this forum and team-integra.com have more helpful to me than either factory book, actually. when my plastic tub radiator cracked i wasn't about to look up the honda part number for another one. i got a metal radiatorbarn.com replacement for the same money that would have got me an OEM knock-off with the same plastic that screwed me over in the first place.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by 95_318SLT
Yeah, but none of those are quite the same as the factory service manual. I downloaded the '95 manual before the site went down and have it on my computer, and dodgerules86 just emailed me the parts manual (thanks very much!) so if anyone wants it PM me and I'll email it to you.

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