Hello all,

I am running into this more and more. I have the "newer" set of Oldsmobile parts manuals, dated April 1983. These do not list all the parts for our cars. Can someone please tell me where I can get a digital copy or at least a paper copy of the older parts manuals? Are there multiple printings? If so, what printing would be best for my 71 cars?

 

The parts manuals were routinely updated. The manual will only list parts that were still available in the parts network as of the printing date. Obviously you need the printing date that is the closest one after the build date of your car. There is a January 1972 edition of the parts book and illustrations manual on line, but the search function sucks, so expect to spend a lot of time paging through it.

http://www.t.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=89287

http://www.t.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=90628

 

The 72 manual is also on http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/cgi-b...plate.cgi?id=8 but you have to be a member. I found it easier to use. If you have 63 and older then one was posted here on CO that you can download and it is a really good one.

 

That one on WAC is a 1972 printing? I know they have a 1979 printing.

 

I just went through this, I bought mine on ebay, from SANPACE I eneded up buying one that was printed in 75 as well as one that was printed in 1970 it isn't cheap as well as getting the stock parts catalogue.... that said each order was two phonebook size books except the master parts... you can never have too much info ... I see there are dvds cheaper though

 

Yes, June 1972 printing. I could be wrong but I think that is even available without a membership. Here is the link to that spot, Just have to try it. There is a 79 printing also but the first two are 72
http://wildaboutcarsonline.com/cgi-b...=9980334161483

 

Thanks everyone! I agree, you can never have enough information.

 

Nice. Yes you can get to it without membership. Unfortunately, even the Jan 72 book reflects superseded part numbers. Here's a page from the Jan 72 printing. I did a spot check and the June 72 version at WAC is pretty much identical. Note the P/Ns for 68 and 69 H/O head assemblies, 70 4400 OAI and 68-69 400 cu in OAI. Note that these are head part numbers, not casting numbers.

68-69 400 cu in with OAI shows 230612. 68 Hurst with CAC also shows 230612, even though we know that the W-30 got D heads and the 68 H/O with A/C got C heads.
68 H/O without A/C, all 69 H/O, and all 1970 4400 with OAI (ie, W-30s) show 230897, even though we know that the 68-69 H/Os should have had D heads and the 70 W-30 should have F heads.

One other interesting tidbit is the two irrigation motor heads with with the "hard iron valve inserts".

 

Here's a link ; https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...s-edition.html