Manuals
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Dracofrost
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Manuals
Where's a good source for finding shop or owners manuals for first generation Toronados? I haven't had any luck searching for either (my car came with neither), and it'd be nice to at least have a shop manual for doing work on it.
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toro_mike
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Re: Manuals
Dracofrost wrote:Where's a good source for finding shop or owners manuals for first generation Toronados? I haven't had any luck searching for either (my car came with neither), and it'd be nice to at least have a shop manual for doing work on it.
eBay is always a good bet for finding almost anything, but luck and timing play a major part. A quick search for the 1966 Olds Service Manual brought up quite a few. Searching for 1966 Toro owners manuals brough up 3.
Another possible source is Autolit.com.
I'm sure others have their favorites, so post away folks!
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janeg
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Re: Manuals
There is a gentleman that has compiled manuals that you can contact:
1966-70 Toronados. Reproductions of "E" body product information manuals,used in factory, contains pictorial installation, drawings, charts, procedures. Approx 275 pages in deluxe binder $55 each includes shipping.
Lynn Davis, 1191 SW Webster Ave. Topeka KS 66604 785-357-1888 ildavis@networksplus.net
1966-70 Toronados. Reproductions of "E" body product information manuals,used in factory, contains pictorial installation, drawings, charts, procedures. Approx 275 pages in deluxe binder $55 each includes shipping.
Lynn Davis, 1191 SW Webster Ave. Topeka KS 66604 785-357-1888 ildavis@networksplus.net
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toro68
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- Years Owned: 1968 Toronado, silver owned since Dec1986/Jan 1987 to present
1968 W-34 Toronado (totaled 3/9/03), blue, owned since August 1994
1968 W-34 Torondo, gold, loaded with many rare options, owned since 2003
1968 W-34 Toronado, red, bought in Nov/Dec of 2005, Was Lot#609 for Barrett-Jackson auction, March of 2005 . Firdst two "owners", was GM employees. I'm still in contact with Bob B. (OLds Zone Rep for North CArolina, retired 1992).
I aslos have a white 1985 Buick Riveria, that I would like to trade for another Toronado, or an old Ford pick-up truck. - Location: Sebago,Maine
Re: Manuals
If you also check Ebay, some of these1966-70 Olds/Toronado manuls are on CD Rom as well.
Re: Manuals
I've got a service and parts manual on CD-ROM from Detroit Iron Information Systems, Inc.
http://www.detroitironis.com/GeneralMot ... ility.html
It's nice in that you also get a parts manual; and some "fluff".
On my CD-ROM, which is the older PaperPort version, the illustrations didn't transfer very well, and some are unclear. Wiring diagrams are USELESS.
If Detroit Iron has improved the illustrations recently, as they claim on the web site, the CD-ROM is absolutely worth the money. In my case, with the older version, I'd rather have a paper manual even though it'll be twice the price.
http://www.detroitironis.com/GeneralMot ... ility.html
It's nice in that you also get a parts manual; and some "fluff".
On my CD-ROM, which is the older PaperPort version, the illustrations didn't transfer very well, and some are unclear. Wiring diagrams are USELESS.
If Detroit Iron has improved the illustrations recently, as they claim on the web site, the CD-ROM is absolutely worth the money. In my case, with the older version, I'd rather have a paper manual even though it'll be twice the price.
Re: Manuals
When looking for parts or manuals on Ebay try typing in Oldsmobile. If you do not want to look at all the items you can type in the year of your Toro or the name of the part (manuals). You will find that there are a lot of parts that will come up for you if you expand your search. Sometimes I am in a hurry and will type in 68 Toronado just to quickly see whats out there. However some of my best finds required a little more digging on Ebay. Michael TOA 691#
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