New here looking for manuals no luck

I have a 1938 D2 3J S/N 137. I joined for manuals and not much to be found it appears. I need a good parts look up for this and ideas?

You could try Yellow Iron Salvage In Missouri , they might have your parts you need , and you could ask if they have a extra parts book. 1-573-378-6407

There should be availability to reference scanned manuals for paid members.

Ebay is another option and always an excellent source to purchase the original manuals.

The D2 J series manuals are in the online library, you need to be a member to access them.

I am a member, 90% of what I find are Youtube videos, which one doesn't need a member ship for. Not seeing any shop manual for the first run of D2's. Nor a parts diagram. I did find one parts diagram but you couldn't make out any of the numbers.

Ebay has a book forsale for 50. book # is UE9202

Deebo or JohnG, could one of you have a look if the membership is fully activated to see if full library access is open for this fellow? as we have had a few not open after membership is completed.

If you search the library by putting 9202 in the first box it will bring up parts books for 5J1-1837, the form 9202 is very legible. I realize that you have a 3J, but the vast majority of the parts would apply for both models. I find that if you search generically, i.e. just enter D2 in the search, you get a lot of what you don't want and not what you want.

Hi, 1938 D2 S/N 137.

Some sites to try for one of your own:

https://www.themanualstore.com/Caterpillar-Manual-s/1465.htm

https://www.servicemanualpro.com/

https://workshop-repairmanual.com/collections/caterpillar-manuals/

https://manualskart.com/collections/caterpillar-all-equipments-pdf-manuals

https://www.heavy-equipmentmanual.com/en-au/blogs/high-quality-manual-download/boost-your-operations-with-caterpillar-manuals-comprehensive-maintenance-and-repair-guides

https://www.scribd.com/doc/143402362/Repair-Manuals

https://manuals-free.com/brand/caterpillar/

Will this do for a start? Scribd offer 30 days free downloading then charges a fee but you can cancel at any time including before the 30 days are up.

Just my 0.02.