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bridgeenjoyer sh.itjust.works bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-06
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Awesome website. This is why the internet is amazing.

700 GB to torrent all.

https://charm.li/

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NutinButNet hilariouschaos.com NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com
Joined: 2024-08-26
#2 · Quote Reply

It looks like they’re no longer updating it and directing people to Lemon now over at Link: lemon-manuals.la or lemon-manuals.org.ua

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cb900f_bodhi fedinsfw.app cb900f_bodhi@fedinsfw.app
Joined: 2026-04-09
#3 · Quote Reply

Awesome find! Thanks for sharing! This is going to save me so much time

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Asetru feddit.org Asetru@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-25
#4 · Quote Reply

Stops at 2013 😢

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Fuckfuckmyfuckingass lemmy.world Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#5 · Quote Reply

It looks like they’re no longer updating it and directing people to Lemon now over at Link: lemon-manuals.la or lemon-manuals.org.ua

Unfortunately links be broken.

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neidu3 sh.itjust.works neidu3@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-11-03
#6 · Quote Reply

Stops at 2013 😢

There's a link in there to its spiritual successor which has newer stuff. I just found the one I needed from 2019.

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Asetru feddit.org Asetru@feddit.org
Joined: 2024-06-25
#7 · Quote Reply

There's a link in there to its spiritual successor which has newer stuff. I just found the one I needed from 2019.

It's at the top of the page in a highlit box.

Man, sometimes I'm blind. Thanks.

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zr0 lemmy.dbzer0.com zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Joined: 2025-03-15
#8 · Quote Reply

YSK:

Our trusted friends have launched a new website named LEMON, which has newer manuals. It also contains all the CHARM manuals.

LEMON is the spiritual successor to CHARM, I recommend you try it!

Link: lemon-manuals.la or lemon-manuals.org.ua

(Some people have issue connecting. LEMON is investigating. For now, use Firefox or change your DNS server)

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NutinButNet hilariouschaos.com NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com
Joined: 2024-08-26
#9 · Quote Reply

Unfortunately links be broken.

They mention these may not work and a solution

(Some people have issue connecting. LEMON is investigating. For now, use Firefox or change your DNS server)

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innermachine lemmy.world innermachine@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-10-29
#10 · Quote Reply

Awesome find! Thanks for sharing! This is going to save me so much time

If u have a cb900f- nice ride man!

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mrmisses lemmy.world mrmisses@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-02-03
#11 · Quote Reply

This would have been great for my 1976 old mobile omega that I had... 22 years ago

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trumpetmouth lemmy.world trumpetmouth@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
#12 · Quote Reply

any wizards out there wanna zim this for kiwix?

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Marthirial lemmy.world Marthirial@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-05-01
#13 · Quote Reply

Thank you. If you have contact with author/maintainer suggest a donate button. I am starting a business and need access to electric schematics and would love to contribute to access this data.

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Mac mander.xyz Mac@mander.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-14
#14 · Quote Reply

Awesome find! Thanks for sharing! This is going to save me so much time

919 BROS 🤙

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Fuckfuckmyfuckingass lemmy.world Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#15 · Quote Reply

They mention these may not work and a solution (Some people have issue connecting. LEMON is investigating. For now, use Firefox or change your DNS server)

I'm on Firefox and it still don't work.

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bridgeenjoyer sh.itjust.works bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-06
#16 · Quote Reply

Stops at 2013 😢

Check lemon

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bridgeenjoyer sh.itjust.works bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-06
#17 · Quote Reply

Thank you. If you have contact with author/maintainer suggest a donate button. I am starting a business and need access to electric schematics and would love to contribute to access this data.

I tried to find a donate button but did not see

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bridgeenjoyer sh.itjust.works bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-06
#18 · Quote Reply

Awesome find! Thanks for sharing! This is going to save me so much time

No prob! This is why i ADORE kagi. I find amazing shit like when the internet used to be great around its peak (05-2012 ish) and then I keep all of it.

The internet is trash now so mostly I keep my own documentation of everything in notes I keep backed up. The average clueless Googler is really a sad common thing now.

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bfg9k lemmy.world bfg9k@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#19 · Quote Reply

No Holden 😞

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bridgeenjoyer sh.itjust.works bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-06
#20 · Quote Reply

No Holden 😞

Try the gm section ?

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derek infosec.pub derek@infosec.pub
Joined: 2024-06-05
#21 · Quote Reply

I'm on Firefox and it still don't work.

https://lemon-manuals.la/ worked for me just now.

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Fuckfuckmyfuckingass lemmy.world Fuckfuckmyfuckingass@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-07
#22 · Quote Reply

https://lemon-manuals.la/ worked for me just now.

Strange, that link works, but none of the other ones.

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treadful lemmy.zip treadful@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-06-13
#23 · Quote Reply

YSK: Our trusted friends have launched a new website named LEMON, which has newer manuals. It also contains all the CHARM manuals. LEMON is the spiritual successor to CHARM, I recommend you try it! Link: lemon-manuals.la or lemon-manuals.org.ua (Some people have issue connecting. LEMON is investigating. For now, use Firefox or change your DNS server)

The Lemon about page is rad as hell.

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SupraMario lemmy.world SupraMario@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-09
#24 · Quote Reply

This would have been great for my 1976 old mobile omega that I had... 22 years ago

They only go back to the 80s. My 76 rolla and 56 Buick are not in the list.

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Havatra lemmy.zip Havatra@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2025-03-17
#25 · Quote Reply

Is there an equivalent of this for motorcycles?

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mrmisses lemmy.world mrmisses@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-02-03
#26 · Quote Reply

They only go back to the 80s. My 76 rolla and 56 Buick are not in the list.

You need to go to the link at the top that takes you to the updated collection

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Spaceballstheusername lemmy.world Spaceballstheusername@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-12
#27 · Quote Reply

700 gb sounds like alot all text of Wikipedia is like 170 gb and I think that's uncompressed. Im assuming most of the manuals are stored as pdfs instead of text with pictures so it takes up more space.

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moncharleskey lemmy.zip moncharleskey@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-12-24
#28 · Quote Reply

700 gb sounds like alot all text of Wikipedia is like 170 gb and I think that's uncompressed. Im assuming most of the manuals are stored as pdfs instead of text with pictures so it takes up more space.

Wiring diagrams aren't text, so there are probably images throughout.

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RightHandOfIkaros lemmy.world RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
#29 · (edited) Quote Reply

Only goes back to 1982, at least for Ford. Shame my car's manual isn't in there because of it.

EDIT: Lemon goes back far enough, but it appears these are text only, without pictures or diagrams? Why wouldn't they just have scans of the actual manuals?

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Kokesh lemmy.world kokesh@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-30
#30 · Quote Reply

No Mondeo

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SupraMario lemmy.world SupraMario@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-09
#31 · Quote Reply

You need to go to the link at the top that takes you to the updated collection

Cool but the 56 Buick is missing still, goes to 1960 this time.

This is cool and I'm not downplaying it at all just being silly. I don't expect to find a service manual for something so old anyways. Plus the thing has like 4 moving parts and no electronics basically lol

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erictile lemmy.world erictile@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-22
#32 · Quote Reply

YSK: Our trusted friends have launched a new website named LEMON, which has newer manuals. It also contains all the CHARM manuals. LEMON is the spiritual successor to CHARM, I recommend you try it! Link: lemon-manuals.la or lemon-manuals.org.ua (Some people have issue connecting. LEMON is investigating. For now, use Firefox or change your DNS server)

Hell yeah! Let's all join the LEMON party!

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RaoulDook lemmy.world RaoulDook@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-22
#33 · Quote Reply

It looks like they’re no longer updating it and directing people to Lemon now over at Link: lemon-manuals.la or lemon-manuals.org.ua

Works here, thanks!

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XeroxCool lemmy.world XeroxCool@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-17
#34 · Quote Reply

700 gb sounds like alot all text of Wikipedia is like 170 gb and I think that's uncompressed. Im assuming most of the manuals are stored as pdfs instead of text with pictures so it takes up more space.

The images included are the same provided in my paper factory manuals

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ayyy sh.itjust.works ayyy@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-06-20
#35 · Quote Reply

No Mondeo

Isn’t that called a Focus in most of the world?

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vaionko sopuli.xyz vaionko@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-10-15
#36 · Quote Reply

Isn’t that called a Focus in most of the world?

Mondeo is larger than the Focus. Apparently the 4th gen Mondeo was sold as the Fusion in North America.

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vaionko sopuli.xyz vaionko@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-10-15
#37 · Quote Reply

Unfortunately seems to be very US-centric. Citroen is completely missing and Opel only goes up to 1979.

And for brands that have a US presence, very common European models are missing (Ford Fiesta, Toyota Avensis)

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rumba lemmy.zip rumba@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2024-09-24
#38 · Quote Reply

man, they stopped 1 year before my car

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bridgeenjoyer sh.itjust.works bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-06
#39 · Quote Reply

man, they stopped 1 year before my car

Look at lemon

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rumba lemmy.zip rumba@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2024-09-24
#40 · Quote Reply

Look at lemon

yup, there we are!!!!!
thanks!

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ddplf szmer.info ddplf@szmer.info
Joined: 2024-08-08
#41 · Quote Reply

Oh cool, now I'm finally gonna be able to reset that damn service reminder on my jaaaag

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CmdrShepard49 sh.itjust.works CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-05
#42 · Quote Reply

Lol I was excited for this and then clicked the page only to see the links for my vehicles were purple already but with no recollection of visiting this site before.

As a paper manual kind of guy, what do you guys do to better incorporate these digital manuals into your work? I try to avoid touching my phone with dirty or greasy hands/gloves. Maybe I need to setup a garage laptop...

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CmdrShepard49 sh.itjust.works CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-05
#43 · Quote Reply

It's at the top of the page in a highlit box. Man, sometimes I'm blind. Thanks.

No, our eyes have just been trained to ignore things like that since it looks like an ad placement upon first glance.

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bridgeenjoyer sh.itjust.works bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2025-06-06
#44 · Quote Reply

Lol I was excited for this and then clicked the page only to see the links for my vehicles were purple already but with no recollection of visiting this site before. As a paper manual kind of guy, what do you guys do to better incorporate these digital manuals into your work? I try to avoid touching my phone with dirty or greasy hands/gloves. Maybe I need to setup a garage laptop...

Garage puter or print em!

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Spaceballstheusername lemmy.world Spaceballstheusername@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-12
#45 · Quote Reply

Wiring diagrams aren't text, so there are probably images throughout.

Yeah I would assume there's pictures. Im just saying that sounds like a huge file comparatively.

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