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Well I guess there might be a manual... - mike hannon
My neighbour, who is actually a retired mechanic, has turned up on my doorstep with an unusual request. Back along I helped him out with a question about a Jaguar XJ40 he owns so he thinks I am the Oracle. Now he has come across a 'barn find' 1972 Series 1 Silver Shadow that he wants to buy but he tells me its brakes are seized. I told him if he knows Citroens he might get on ok with the Royce but he asked me if there is something like a Haynes manual for the model!
I have put him in touch with the Rolls Royce Enthusiasts' Club French branch but I wonder if there's anywhere he might find such a thing that I haven't thought of?
Well I guess there might be a manual... - dieseldogg
Is that an exclamation mark after "model"
yes I think it is.
why?
Well I guess there might be a manual... - Pugugly
Because the OP is exclaiming ! (as I am!) Did it again !

Edited by Pugugly on 22/12/2009 at 15:48

Well I guess there might be a manual... - mike hannon
Well, I thought it was worth an exclamation that someone wants a Haynes manual for a Silver Shadow. Maybe I'm losing my grasp of English as she is spoken...
Well I guess there might be a manual... - piston power
someone wants a Haynes manual for a Silver Shadow.

Yes the majority who have owned one would not want there finger's dirty.!!!
Well I guess there might be a manual... - dieseldogg
Sorry for misleading you gentlemen with my attempt at sarcasm or irony.
I DID achive a "B" grade in "A" level English a no of years ago, after one year two.
Well I guess there might be a manual... - JH
That should read "one year, too"?

I only got an "O" level :-)

JH

Edited by JH on 22/12/2009 at 15:54

Well I guess there might be a manual... - Pugugly
Meanwhile - anyone heard of Rolls Royce Haynes type Manual ? (!)
Well I guess there might be a manual... - JH
Nothing listed on their web site tinyurl.com/yb5buxg

Nor under "Bentley". Well it's a thought!

JH
Well I guess there might be a manual... - dieseldogg
Ah well spotted there JH
It was a deliberate error, you are aware?
Seeing as the comment was about the English language I was not going to make that particular mistake, a pun, of sorts, if you like, as I did.
Tempted to put were for was there.
cheers
M

Edited by dieseldogg on 22/12/2009 at 16:01

Well I guess there might be a manual... - JH
d
just a test for the alert, I realise. :-)

JH
Well I guess there might be a manual... - Bagpuss
Well I typed "Rolls Royce Workshop Manual" into Google and found this:

www.rolls-royce.150m.com/shop_manuals_rr/indexen.h...l
Well I guess there might be a manual... - Bagpuss
...and this, which is really cool!

www.ridelust.com/novelties-haynes-manual-for-apoll.../
Well I guess there might be a manual... - JH
Bagpuss,
I reckon tinyurl.com/5gw7sq tops that. Nothing at all to do with Rolls Royce, sorry about that :-)

JH
Well I guess there might be a manual... - Bagpuss
I wonder if it's too late to ask for this for Christmas:

tinyurl.com/y85mhvm
Well I guess there might be a manual... - Pugugly
Mrs P bought me that last Christmas along with the Spitfire one.
Well I guess there might be a manual... - piston power
They do one for the bf-109 magic soon we can all build are own set of warbirds and start a war!!
Well I guess there might be a manual... - Bagpuss
I didn't see the Spitfire one, but the Messerschmitt 109 one might be good for one of my German mates!
Well I guess there might be a manual... - maz64
I didn't see the Spitfire one, but the Messerschmitt 109 one might be good
for one of my German mates!


£14/16 inc p&p on ebay (new)

Edited by Focus {P} on 22/12/2009 at 16:24

Well I guess there might be a manual... - mike hannon
> Well I typed "Rolls Royce Workshop Manual" into Google and found this:

www.rolls-royce.150m.com/shop_manuals_rr/indexen.h...l<

Brilliant, thank you(!). That didn't come up when I tried French Google but I see they are multi-language anyway. I'll pass the link on this evening at the apero hour. My reputation remains intact(!)
Well I guess there might be a manual... - dieseldogg
Anyone else thinh these "Haynes" manuels are pretty useless?
Ok for some information, but the one for the Renault 5, for instance,explained how to remove the bonnet, which even for an amateur was self evident.
However they did NOT find it necessary to comment that there were 14, yes 14 studs/bolts holding the bellhousing to the engine and that the top two were impossible to see and from what I recall very difficult to reach. I read & re read the relevent section over & over. NOPE
i have found this to be repeated for the few other cars I have owned & mechaniced
Well I guess there might be a manual... - JH
d, I'd agree with that. The thing that always got me was the close up photo which gave no idea of where the dickens the part was.

JH
Well I guess there might be a manual... - Robin Reliant
I posted this on here before, but the Haynes method of adjusting the alternator belt on a Saxo involves removing half the front of the car. It actually takes one minute from underneath with no dismantling involved.
Well I guess there might be a manual... - smokie
Tried eBay? this looks just the thing, though not official (and maybe not legal)

tinyurl.com/ycsvvnc

There are others there too...

Edited by smokie on 22/12/2009 at 16:08

Well I guess there might be a manual... - Avant
Maybe I'm the only one who saw the title of this thread and thought 'they've all been automatics since the 1950s'....
Well I guess there might be a manual... - Pugugly
Yes.
Well I guess there might be a manual... - Jcoventry
Regarding the usefulness of Haynes manuals, I have one for my Ford Ka and it does go into a lot of detail explaining how to rebuild parts of the engine and the transmission. Even though it goes into so much detail, far more than I understand, it neglects simpler things. It is no match for the real Ford technical documents that Ford dealers/garages get access to. But its better than nothing.
Well I guess there might be a manual... - Jcoventry
Oh, and I think the reason Haynes do not have any manuals covering models like the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow, is because they only buy cars that are in fully working order, mechanically, electrically and bodywork wise. Finding such a Rolls Royce of this age in that type of condition for doing detailed disassembly on is much more expensive than doing the same for a cheap car. Note there are no Haynes manuals for other expensive cars like the BMW 7 series and Merc S Class. Not to mention Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley... :-)

Edited by Jcoventry on 22/12/2009 at 17:31

Well I guess there might be a manual... - zookeeper
lets not forget the lancaster bomber haynes repair manual, its like the spitfire one but its in quad-licate
Well I guess there might be a manual... - Martin Devon
I have one for a Mk2 Granada if anyone wants it.

M
Well I guess there might be a manual... - Martin Devon
Yes.

No. I did too!!!?
Well I guess there might be a manual... - mike hannon
All I tried to do was make the title line a bit intriguing. I don't have an O or A-level to my name but until now I didn't think it showed. :-(
Anyway, my neighbour was pleased with the results above. While we were sampling the contents of his 'cave' he cracked on that he had once worked in the garage at the Elysee Palace, where he serviced de Gaulle's stretch DS limo. If only my French was better as well...
Well I guess there might be a manual... - Avant
"All I tried to do was make the title line a bit intriguing. I don't have an O or A-level to my name but until now I didn't think it showed." :-(

Don't worry - it doesn't. Ambiguous headings are rather fun, and so is misinterperting them - sometimes deliberately in the hope of raising a smile.