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Ebay. They show up often, and most are in near-new condition. I actually have found having both the factory service manual and the Haynes or Chilton [ can't remember which it is ] is really nice. Both help me get things right if I have trouble understanding one of them. It's an old guy thing.
We're all adults and free to make our own choices.....
I'm not intending to preach, but some are unaware....
Last I checked, the MoCo doesn't offer or support digital versions of their Factory Service Manuals to the general public. If you buy a digital download of a Factory Service Manual, you supporting someone who has pirated their product and is offering it in violation of copyright laws... As such, you have no guarantee of it's quality, or completeness. There are reports of some good ones, and reports of some really bad ones... you're rolling the dice going digital as you are buying from a thief.
I prefer a written manual, but even if I didn't, I would choose a written manual from the MoCo (new from a dealer or used off eBay) so I wouldn't be supporting a thief...
Times have changed. Join this Facebook group.
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Times have changed. Join this Facebook group.
There's over 38 thousand members with like minded interests. Free to join, free to delete your account. Members share their PDF/DOCX files free of charge.
Free=no thieves.
Free=no pirates.
Free=no copyright infringement.
I am unaware of this group.... Since I am not on Facebook, I cannot check for myself, so my questions below are genuine...
Does this group make .pdf or .docx copies of their own service manuals they have purchased and share those? That would then make it a good resource for those who are on Facebook....
Or... is there sharing .pdf copies of manuals that they have purchased as a .pdf...? Is there anyway to tell....? Are there any safe guards to ensure pirated copies aren't being shared...?
The reason I ask is if it's legitimate, I'd like to share this info with others....
QUOTE=barneyboy;21171024]Times have changed. Join this Facebook group.
There's over 38 thousand members with like minded interests. Free to join, free to delete your account. Members share their PDF/DOCX files free of charge.
Free=no thieves.
Free=no pirates.
Free=no copyright infringement.[/QUOTE]
I am unaware of this group.... Since I am not on Facebook, I cannot check for myself, so my questions below are genuine...
Does this group make .pdf or .docx copies of their own service manuals they have purchased and share those? That would then make it a good resource for those who are on Facebook....
Or... is there sharing .pdf copies of manuals that they have purchased as a .pdf...? Is there anyway to tell....? Are there any safe guards to ensure pirated copies aren't being shared...?
The reason I ask is if it's legitimate, I'd like to share this info with others....
I can't answer your questions with any certainty. I look at it this way. If the original source was pirated, the pirates aren't profiting from the shared copies. It may even help to put them out of business?
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