Clymer 240/260 handbook

[matria]

Here is a great manual to add to your referance library.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7908202952&category=6762

[EScanlon]

For the 240Z this is the closest to the original Factory Shop Manual out there, other than the actual FSM.

Lots of information only found in the FSM, not only diagrams of wiring CONNECTORS, but also where the tubing goes for the defrost, etc.

In my opinion, this is a MUCH better book than the Chiltons and Haynes.

Enrique Scanlon

[Bambikiller240]

Originally posted by EScanlon

In my opinion, this is a MUCH better book than the Chiltons and Haynes.

Wow, I am surprised. I have one of these, but haven't looked at it in 20+ years. Back when I had my first two 240Z's, I almost never used it because *for me* I found much more of what I was looking for in the FSM and Haynes manual. I either gave away or lost my Chiltons manual. (no great loss!)

Maybe if this one fetchs a good price I'll put mine up on eBay too.

[EScanlon]

If you do a general comparison between the Haynes, the Chilton's the EARLY Clymers (the one with the blue background cover and NOT the red cover with the same picture inset) WITH the Factory Shop Manual for your early Z/s, you'll find that the Clymer's has a ton of diagrams / pictures that are exactly as in the FSM, whereas the other books do NOT.

Now, that and a few other things are what made me like the book more than the other three which I also have.

Where the FSM tends to be very specific to that year, the Haynes and the Chiltons are so general as to be vague for the most part. The Clymer's literally plagiarized the FSM, but they did expand on a few items.

If I already owned the FSM, I wouldn't buy this. If on the other hand I had no other books, I would get this one first as it is usually MUCH cheaper than an FSM.

2¢

Enrique

[Bambikiller240]

This is the version that I have (attached). I'll have to look it over again.

I am sure that it will be cheaper than a FSM. I do recall that the Clymers DID have a few illustrations that I found useful.

[seerex]

hhm taking your advice

[EScanlon]

Carl: That's the good one.

Later editions of the book, one with the same cover and others with the red cover I mention and "color pictures" have been edited and some important chapters are left out. I forget which chapters specifically, but I seem to remember that the whole BODY section was gone, as well as the internal diagrams of some of the systems (Heater, Individual wiring connectors).

Unfortunately, people haven't caught on to how good this book is.

2¢

Enrique

[mdbrandy]

I haven't had to use it for much yet, but I picked up one of these Clymer manuals on e-bay. On looking through it, I did like the info it contains - and the reason I got it is because it only covers 1970-71, so it hasn't been diluted with info from the later 240Z models. It does have many good illustrations, that do appear to come directly from the FSM (which I also have).

FWIW.