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- Each chapter has an additional section at the end of the chapter for supplemental information applicable to that chapter and organized in the same manner as the chapter. This is where info and photos developed since the book was published have been added.
- Each appendix has been expanded where appropriate.
- Appendix A lists all engine part numbers (including obsolete) and engine illustrations.
- Appendix B has additional samples of belts.
- Appendix C has additional details on carburetors and a full parts listing for each individual carburetor by tag number.
- Appendix D includes all distributor part numbers.
- Appendix E now includes all flywheels and flex-plate markings.
- Appendix I has been greatly expanded to cover more high performance information and photos.
- Appendix K includes starter motors, plus there is a full parts listing and illustrations for all accessories.
- There are extensive internal links for quickly getting to the information of interest, plus bookmarks.
- All changes and corrections to the book have been incorporated into the PDF Edition.
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Very large. In order to insure the quality is as good as the original book and allow for great zooming for details, the book was divided up into 24 PDFs. In most cases, one PDF is devoted to each chapter and each appendix. Total for all PDFs is about 585 MB. See the Home page for more details on downloading and viewing PDFs.
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