Chilton's, Haynes, or the OEM repair manual for replacing an intake manifold gasket?

I am going to be replacing my intake manifold gasket, on my 1998 chevy k1500 with a 350, and was wondering which manual will help the most. I know the OEM one has it in it, but it costs about 5 times more and it is geared more for GM certified mechanics. Does anyone know if the Chilton of Haynes manual are any good for this kind of job? I've heard that they try to cover to many models (88-98) and are to vague for complicated repairs. Thanks for the helpChilton's, Haynes, or the OEM repair manual for replacing an intake manifold gasket?
Vague is right! Those manuals are good for some things but you can't get any really detailed information out of them. I use:

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It's worth checking it out. I use it for any repairs on ALL of my cars.
both the Chiltons and the Haynes manuals will have all the correct information you need for doing the job and a little bit easier to understandChilton's, Haynes, or the OEM repair manual for replacing an intake manifold gasket?
All you need is the torque values for installation. get those free off the Internet.



Take pictures of the engine put the hardware removed in bags and mark them as well as place them with the components removed. Lay the parts out in the order they are removed to help installation.
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Has online manuals for a small anual fee. Can print out the pages you need.Chilton's, Haynes, or the OEM repair manual for replacing an intake manifold gasket?
Thats a very straight up job any of those books will lead you straight through that job.
Hi follow the answers already listed, but if you intend to follow on with other major work on the automobile go for the OEM one ,if only doing the intake manifold use the Internet,or borrow the manual you want from the local library,as you can normally get it ordered in(means you can have all three if you need to) ,but if you know any auto mechanic personally or on-line ask them for the data usually the torque loadings for bolts and which order to do them in,or get them to forward the diagrams you would need.