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I've never had good luck with Chilton's manuals. It usually goes something like...
Head Gasket Replacement:
1. Remove items necessary to access heads.
2. Remove heads.
3. Remove head gaskets.
4. Installation is the reverse of disassembly.
If you're lucky, this is accompanied by an incomprehensible sketch of an engine that may or may not have actually been used in the model of car you're working on.
Haynes is somewhat better in my experience. But the absolute best resource in my experience (for older cars owned by DIY types anyway) are Internet forums. If you have a certain problem, chances are 10+ people had the same thing and figured out how to fix it. So if you get a specific model of car in mind, check out some sites related to it and see if you'll be able to get help that way.
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