1988 GMC Safari Service and Repair Manual

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Covers all 1988 Safari trims — Base Standard Cargo Van 3-Door, SLX Standard Passenger Van 3-Door, SLE Standard Passenger Van 3-Door +1 more ·
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Looks like an incomplete random collection of service manual pages with technical service bulletins mixed in, all in random order. This is nothing like what their site advertises.

I see that key engine, transmission, brake and suspension sections are extremely incomplete or completely missing.

Very disappointing.

I will dispute this with my credit card, and I will lodge a complaint with the various authorities, and I am going to show this to my attorneys, they are going to have fun with these goons.

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James Baker

Easy to buy and download. Chris Winfrey was very helpful. Thanks.

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Donald Duck

F off

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David D Wieland

The manual seems to be complete and was easy to download. The pages are images, however, and not searchable.

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Anonymous

Where were wiring diagrams?

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Anonymous

Very difficult to navigate seems like similar information is in several random locations

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Anonymous

All other content is as promised

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Anonymous

Very hard to navigate. Could not even find a index

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TERRY MUICH

The download I received was a complete waste of my money. Was not even close to what it was represented as. I thought I was getting a proper service repair manual. What I got was a collection of service bulletins. I sent an email to your company right after I looked through it requesting my money back. Have yet to hear a response. Terry Muich

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Ricky Coley

Not a hard copy manual and the file is to big too load on my computer.

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John Puzak

I'm trying to download the manual to my laptop. Can't get a table of contents on my phone. Might have a better review the

After directions from from factory manuals,
I downloaded Adobe Acrobat-working great. Great customer service!!!

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Richard Musser

easy

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Donald Folmar

More detailed than I thought, still trying to navigate through it, not what I thought it would be, thought it would be more like the Haynes manual.

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Nathaniel Footman Jr

Delivery via wifi great.

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Anonymous

Great

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David Bacon

It was much larger than i expected. 5 documents at 12k pages each. Its not something ill actually be able read but its easy enough to find what you need..
The Ford F250 manual is much easier to navigate at just over 8000 pages.
If i spend the money for Adobe Acrobat Professional ill be able to break it down into manageable bits.
Both manuals area great value for the money.

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Susanne Dubois

Manual ok. Very hard to find info pertaining to my vehicle

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Mark Stypinski

Easy to use and great to look up tech specs.

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Stuart Clancy

Easy to find the exact manual for your vehicle, great directions for the download process for the less than savvy internet users.

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Daniel Arvola

The manual is awesome!

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Anonymous

Pretty good manual, bookmarking could be a little better

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Thomas Downs

I am unable to open the manual. I guess I didn't process something right.

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Stanislav Bilev

Got the manual almost immediately.

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Anonymous

I need a printed 2015 Ford Taurus 3.5 engine repair manual either Chilton or Haynes

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James Foley

Excellent. Now I can actually start working on my cars again with confidence. YouTube videos really are inadequate.

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Mark Schultz

Schematics were not high resolution making the markings and names difficult to read when zoomed in. Improvement is needed. Otherwise it is a good document.

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Scott Martin

Vary easy

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Werner A Wozniak

Very satisfied with my purchase. Has all clear details and fixes like the oem factory manual have. Thanks and God bless you.

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Anonymous

Finding and ordering the manual for my vehicle was very easy

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Michael Willis

I wasn’t sure why I needed this to be a PDF, but it was apparent once I got it. It includes what would be thousands of pages if it were in print. The links take you to wherever you need to go in the text.

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Anonymous

I didn’t realize I would have a link in an email to click to get another email with another link to download.

This factory service and repair manual for the 1988 GMC Safari pairs the 4.3L V6 with the smaller 2.5L inline-four, both overhead-valve gasoline engines fed without a turbocharger or supercharger. Bodies run to two, a three-door standard cargo van and a three-door standard passenger van, and four trims are listed: Base, SLE, SLT and SLX. Whichever combination is in the bay, the manual's procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics are indexed by system rather than by model, which keeps the lookup short on a mixed fleet.

Engines covered

  • 4.3L V6 (262 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
  • 2.5L inline-four (151 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline

Body styles covered

  • 3-door standard cargo van
  • 3-door standard passenger van

Trims covered

  • Base
  • SLE
  • SLT
  • SLX

Known issues on the 1988 Safari. Three recalls stand on the federal record. Road salt attacking the joint between a brake rotor's stamped steel center and its cast outer section can corrode it badly enough for the two halves to separate, costing braking at that wheel. Replacement fuel filters that do not seal at the connection can leak fuel toward an ignition source. Seat recliner bolts clamped over foam or vinyl fall short of specified torque and eventually fatigue and snap. Seven owner complaints are logged, led by the steering and the seat belts with two each and the seats with one, all systems this manual specifies.

NHTSA #93V11900002/08/1993Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

SEVERE CORROSION DUE TO ROAD SALT AT THE JOINT OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER SECTION AND THE CAST OUTER SECTION CAN CAUSE THE SECTIONS TO SEPARATE.

Consequence

SEPARATION OF THE ROTOR SECTIONS CAN CAUSE LOSS OFBRAKING ABILITY IN THE AFFECTED WHEEL. THIS COULD

Remedy

REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WITH NEW ROTORS WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COATING. HOWEVER, IF REPL

TSB #10028790

GENERAL MOTORS: ON ALL 1988-2009 FULL SIZE CHEVROLET/GMC PICKUPS, UTILITIES AND VANS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL MOVE DOWN OR SELF APPLY DURING FULL LOCK TURNS OR NEAR FULL LOCK TURNS. CHEVROLET ASTRO AND GMC SAFARI VANS; HUMMER 2 ARE INCLUDED. *

TSB #10007838

DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT, SLIP, BUSY/CYCLING TCC OR NOISY COOLING FAN. *TT

TSB #10007244

WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR DOES NOT FIT. *TT

TSB #37942

TRANSMISSION EXTENTION SEAL LEAKS. *TW

20030605Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

THE BOLTS ON THE POWER STEERING BOX SNAPPED OFF. *JB

20030605Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT

THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE INOPERATIVE. *JB

19971022Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

STEERING WHEEL: DRIVING ALONG AND BUSHINGS FELL OUT OF TILT STEERING WHEEL COUPLING, AND STEERING WHEEL DROPPED IN CONSUMERS LAP. *AK *JB

19970602Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

RECALL REPAIRS DONE ON BROKEN SEAT BOLT, BUT DEALER CHARGED CONSUMER.

19970403Component: SEAT BELTS

(7) OF (8) SEAT BELTS WILL NOT LOCK. BELT IS VERY LOOSE, ALLOWING ALOT OF MOVEMENT AND (1) 0F (8) SEAT BELT BUCKLES DOES NOT LATCH. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

Showing the 5 most serious of 8 complaints filed with NHTSA.

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