auwing said:
Not what I meant I was refering to where do you get your parts books cd the book or is it on the web somewhere. I have a few of the parts book on cd but they seam hard to look at not user friendly
Well, that's a long story. I have been reading parts books for all sorts of machines since I was knee high to a Snap-On socket.

I have upwards of 100 service manuals that include Factory Service Manuals, Chilton's, Haynes, Mitchell, Motors, Robert Bentley, etc. I have about 30 online subscriptions at Alldatadiy. I have some hard copy parts books and some on CD-ROM. I have special search software that I use to probe the web. I use about 12 different online parts stores for reference and so on. I use tons of company web sites or contact their Technical Support. I have accumulated probably a couple of hundred parts/reference books from NAPA, CarQuest, Champion, Federal-Mogul, etc. To read any of the parts books you have to put yourself in the shoes of the engineer that wrote it as they are not designed to be "consumer" friendly. They're not even designed for the nerds behind the counter!

Remember to read through ALL the {"Info" section} that comes with the parts book as it tells many little secrets about the wisdom behind the part numbers. Like Mopar part number 3671248-9 is actually 2 part numbers..1 for the left(3671249) and 1 for the right(367124

. Ending odd number is always L/H and ending Even number is always R/H. (par) is Paint as Required. Many times you have to take an educated guess and compare the info in several books or sites. It's a challenge for me and while most people have been stockpiling beer, smokes and condoms, I have been reading and learning.
