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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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Since I have own my truck, I have been wanting to invest into a good online tech manual. So far I came across Alldata and ChiltonDIY.com. Tech books are nice, but I have found that they do not last very long in my garage. With a computer I can just print out what I need, and not having to worry about getting pages ripped or dirty. Which do you guy find reliable? or is there any others?
 
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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personally i use all data
 
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 10:50 PM
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Since joining this forum I found the Merry Xmas thread to be most helpful.
Even though I have a special truck LOL.
Still a good reference.

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...tmas-guys.html
 

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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 11:00 PM
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hmmm.... I miss that one didn't see it till now. Thanks VEETEN!
 
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 09:14 AM
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i use alldata, but sometimes they dont give you full diagrams of repairs...
 
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 09:36 AM
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I have the real full AllData. I'm just using Chrysler disk 2 because that's where my truck is and I don't have the room for all 100GB of AllData discs.
But, AllData is pretty useful. Some instructions are a little vague (ex. telling you to remove something, but not exactly how to do it {ex. it doesn't mention the gear shifter wire when removing the instrument cluster})
 
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 04:13 PM
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I got to play around with the AllData sample. Ya your right Oren09, its very vague. Played around with ChiltonDIY.com sample, don't really know what to expect. It seem detail but there was not enough samples. Anyone experience ChiltonDIY.com? I am just curious.
 
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Old Nov 16, 2009 | 10:33 PM
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I like somedata... err alldata
 
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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You could buy a Chrysler Service Manual on a CD:
http://www.genosgarage.com/prodinfo....mber=DFSM97_CD

Thats probably a lot better than lugging around that 20 pound Service manual. And its $60 cheaper!
 
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Old Nov 17, 2009 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by PurplDodge
You could buy a Chrysler Service Manual on a CD:
http://www.genosgarage.com/prodinfo....mber=DFSM97_CD

Thats probably a lot better than lugging around that 20 pound Service manual. And its $60 cheaper!

Now that's a deal.
 
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