RIP John Harold Haynes (Haynes Manuals)
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I was just reading his name an hour ago. I've known about Haynes manuals for a while but never had a person to attach to them until now.
RIP Haynes
I just mentioned a Haynes manual yesterday. They really helped get into auto mechanics. RIP John.
I'll never forget the first manual I ever saw from Haynes for an old MGB me and a friend were working on. It was time for a clutch.
Step1 was "Remove engine"!
Step1 was "Remove engine"!
RIP
I have several of his manuals .
May God rest his soul .
May God rest his soul .
RIP.
Originally Posted by SteveSRT8
I'll never forget the first manual I ever saw from Haynes for an old MGB me and a friend were working on. It was time for a clutch.
Step1 was "Remove engine"!
It was a right of passage to figure out those steps were elsewhere in the manual. Maybe they were more car guys than editor guys, but the editors of these manuals never could figure out they were allowed to reference other parts of the book.
Originally Posted by SteveSRT8
I'll never forget the first manual I ever saw from Haynes for an old MGB me and a friend were working on. It was time for a clutch.
Step1 was "Remove engine"!
It was a right of passage to figure out those steps were elsewhere in the manual. Maybe they were more car guys than editor guys, but the editors of these manuals never could figure out they were allowed to reference other parts of the book.
RIP
We have bought Haynes manuals for our vehicles over the last ten years. Bought one for my brother's Civic, one for our dad's 2006 Tundra, one for our 1994 Honda Passport/Isuzu Rodeo. Tried to find one for our 2001 Isuzu Trooper, but, haven't seen one that goes up to those later years.
They have been a valuable and helpful tool when I have worked on the vehicles. Since buying torque wrenches a couple of years ago, I have been using the torque settings listed in the Haynes manual when I work on the cars.
We have bought Haynes manuals for our vehicles over the last ten years. Bought one for my brother's Civic, one for our dad's 2006 Tundra, one for our 1994 Honda Passport/Isuzu Rodeo. Tried to find one for our 2001 Isuzu Trooper, but, haven't seen one that goes up to those later years.
They have been a valuable and helpful tool when I have worked on the vehicles. Since buying torque wrenches a couple of years ago, I have been using the torque settings listed in the Haynes manual when I work on the cars.
Double edged sword those Haynes manuals were.
I ALWAYS maintain that such a manual can help get you started. I preferred Haynes to Chilton's both before and after Chilton's style revision.
The claim that "each manual is based on a complete teardown..." couldn't've been true. Too much was left out.
On the Volvo boards the term, "Haynes Joke Book" is a well established nickname. Those darn European ones in hardcover were double the price.
RIP JHH
I ALWAYS maintain that such a manual can help get you started. I preferred Haynes to Chilton's both before and after Chilton's style revision.
The claim that "each manual is based on a complete teardown..." couldn't've been true. Too much was left out.
On the Volvo boards the term, "Haynes Joke Book" is a well established nickname. Those darn European ones in hardcover were double the price.
RIP JHH
Interesting, I never knew the history behind those manuals. I have bought a few of them over the years before the internet was available to get any info you need. Still have them somewhere in storage.
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