does anyone know where i can get a service manual for the 3800 sc? something that shows assembly/disassembly of the engine. any help would be great. thanks

Most of your Haynes / Chilton service manuals (for the 3800 donor car) do a decent job. How detailed are you looking to get?

well, what i did was take the engine apart without paying attention to much detail (stupid). so i need to know what goes where exactly and and what bolts go where, cause i mixed mine up.

Check e-bay

No, a service manual is the Factory one < the one you want.
The chiltion or Hayes suck as far as telling you anything .

Look up www.gmtuners.com He has most of the manuals for download there!
Also He is a real good source of info on the 3800.

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i didnt see it anywhere on the site. what's the email? (when i click the "email" link my computer tries to open a defualt email, which is not the one i use)

Yeah I couldn't find any for download either.

opps my bad. I thought you needed wires and schmatics.

try here:
http://www.fierosails.com/fierosecrets.html


Or just hit several 3800 threads, we have posted more pics of the same thing, surely one is the shot you seek!

You can try www.bonnevilleforum.com I found a 3800 n/a diagram, could be a start.

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85 GT 3.4
14.9 @ 90 1.9 60' Old TH125/3.06
Unknown New 4T60/3.42

You can also try this:
http://www.3800pro.com/foru...lation-l67-tech.html

It is a step by step guide on taking the engine down and assembly for a cam install, which is pretty much everything on the top end except the heads.

Just take any product advice from that site with a grain of salt.

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'84 3800SC, XP cam, 3.2 pully, HPTuners, N* TB, 4sp, SPEC 3+ clutch, Aluminium flywheel, pacesetter headers, F355 body kit, weight reduction

Go to alldatadiy.com and get a year subscription for the donor vehicle you got the engine from. A subscription costs about $27 and contains everything you need to reassemble your engine. It has a search function and also lets you print the sections you need. I find it more convenient than the printed manual.

If you prefer a printed manual, watch ebay for the factory service manual for the donor car. I paid $40 for a 2000 GTP manual.

quote Originally posted by Dracor: You can also try this: http://www.3800pro.com/foru...lation-l67-tech.html It is a step by step guide on taking the engine down and assembly for a cam install, which is pretty much everything on the top end except the heads.

hhmmm... not that helpful. it just says things like "now tak the intake manifold off". well duh, i know that. i was looking for something way more detailed. but thanks for the info anyway dude.