Beta 'Instruction Book?'

[OperaHawk]

It's on eBay - # 120465853852.

No idea what this is - instruction for what? Is it worth having?

SBJ

[DJ]

It's just the standard owner's manual. If you don't have one, you may want to get it.

[1,6 HF]

In other words, if you don't know what it is, you need one...

Much nicer copy than usual.

[davidb]

That said [preceeding] sometimes an owner's manual is of assistance.
Beta tech manuals are often of little help. I bought an '81 glovebox
owner's manual 2 yrs. ago, for a handsome sum, & it's in tatters.
It's utility has been for fuse, relay location which shop manuals did
not accurately locate & or I.D.. It was often incorrect. A glovebox
manual is a nice acoutrement [sp?]. Sometimes useful, all too often
worthless. Given their limited utility [IMHO] a glovebox manual is
a showpiece. Want it? Buy it. Just don't expect much.

[1,6 HF]

Every Lancia owner's manual I've run across had a wiring diagram, something I find to be useful. The Fulvia manual has photos of the subframe/drivetrain assembly, pointing out the lube point, something else I find useful. At this point I generally know all the controls, but when (actually before) I got the car, the owner's manual was useful for learning which unmarked switch was which. It's still a useful quick reference for tech data; call me lazy if you will, but I don't memorize fill capacities for fluids like gear oil.

But I'd agree that it's not worth paying a handsome sum for one that's in tatters. So when I bought a nice copy, I wrapped it in a clear mylar dust jacket so it doesn't get beaten up.

And it matters less for models like the Scorpion, but I've found that the owner's manuals are very helpful for keeping track of the specs and changes from one model variant to another, something I care about for Fulvias.

But, as always, YMMV.

[davidb]

IIRC you have a '79 Steven, this manual is '81 ['82]. So some
things may not pertain to your vehicle year. That said $7 for
a good manual is a deal. Think I paid $30 something for mine.
Good condition glovebox manuals don't appear that often. They're
kinda like good Beta toolkits. Complete Beta toolkits w/uncracked
cases are even more rare.

[OperaHawk]

Nope, she's an '81.

Back off, buckos! It's mine! ;)

SBJ

[Will]

Nope, she's an '81.

Back off, buckos! It's mine! ;)

SBJ

FWIW, I have a lot of stuff in electronic format I could send you- PM me if interested and I can give you a quick list. I actually prefer that in many cases, nothing against a nice original manual but pdf's are sure convenient for printing sections out that are going to get greasy in the garage.

As far as wiring diagrams, I have them on my website and cross-posted here in the files section. These are the single-sheet version and I think I might have the 20 page booklet version somewhere on disk.

[1,6 HF]

FWIW, I have a lot of stuff in electronic format I could send you- PM me if interested and I can give you a quick list. I actually prefer that in many cases, nothing against a nice original manual but pdf's are sure convenient for printing sections out that are going to get greasy in the garage....

A PDF is indeed very handy for print-outs for garage use. But PDFs aren't very convenient on the road.

[Jim Keller]

The "81-82" Coupe/Zagato factory wiring manual is also posted here, not just a diagram, it's very easy to follow once you familiarize yourself with it. I could have never lived with my Betas without it! <grin> 79 back wiring is similar as well, so you could apply it to those years as well...........with a little common sense applied of course