Your one-stop resource for basic car care and repair.
Working on your vehicle can be intimidating with the complicated engines, sophisticated electrical systems and other high-tech components, but with this helpful guide by your side, you learn to fine-tune and identify common car problems and make your own ......
Everyone wants a great-looking paint job on his or her car, but its not cheap. Since most of the expense of a custom paint job is labor, learning to do the work yourself using tips from the pros can save you money.
Veteran author Dennis W. Parks joined body shop owner and TV personality Rick Bacon with Custom Car Painting on a ......
Build and modify your 1967-1972 Chevrolet or GMC truck utilizing todays greatest parts.
The 1967-1972 GM pickups are American icons. Theyve been popular for decades due to their simple nature, stout engine options, crisp styling, and fantastic reliability. However, you can make a classic pickup drive, stop, and look better than it ......
Onboard diagnostics (OBD) have been an integral part of vehicle design for decades, as OBD-II became mandatory in 1996 for all cars manufactured in the United States. Almost every aspect of the diagnostics system evolved from emissions requirements placed on the automotive industry over the years. Manufacturers responded with ......
Understand the "magic" of how optimized camshafts extract the most performance from every engine component, eliminating valvetrain guesswork.
Camshafts are the coach and conductor of any four-stroke engine from early flatheads to modern Formula 1. Performance engines are amazingly sensitive to how and when the valves to the combustion ......
Now in Paperback! This book tells the story of the modern car industry from the inside. What is it really like to work for the carmakers - the industrial giants that influence the daily lives of millions? How are mass-production cars really designed, engineered, and manufactured? What does it take to engineer a successful vehicle? The story is ......
Designed to help you make the most of your classroom learning (while supporting a successful transition to the auto shop), the Classroom Manual for this unique two-volume text details the theory and application of electricity, electronics and circuitry in modern automobiles. Known for its comprehensive coverage, accurate and up-to-date ......
In GM LS-Series Engines: The Complete Swap Manual 2nd Edition, expert technician Joseph Potak walks you through all the steps involved in installing an LS engine into any project vehicle, from concept to completion.
Variants of GMs groundbreaking family of LS engines are installed in everything from mundane ......
Have you made plans for a new Hemi swap into your classic car? Maybe youre just curious about the process and want to know how much work is involved. Either way, New Hemi Engine Swaps: How to Swap 5.7L, 6.1L, 6.4L, and Hellcat Engines into Almost Anything has you covered!
Even casual enthusiasts are aware of how many people are ......
This market-leading resource has been providing students with an introduction to the service, diagnosis and repair of passenger and light commercial vehicles for over 48 years.
This revised edition now addresses the needs of students studying the qualifications AUR20520 Cert II in Automotive Servicing Technology and AUR30620 ......
This work has been a labor of love. It is meant to compliment and broaden the working knowledge of the automotive driver/enthusiast and DIY Technician. The idea is to provide the way to perform vehicle conversions for those who want to
learn these systems or those that need it. Often times the specific component is discontinued and ......
This book is intended to provide and comprehensive guide to basic automotive maintenance and repair. This book is for the person who may, or may not, have knowledge in the field of automotive repair. We want to provide the reader with basic knowledge on car repair and general maintenance procedures in order to maintain their own vehicle ......
Discover the essential guide to keeping your used car safe, reliable, and running smoothly with "The Young Drivers Guide to Used Car Maintenance." This comprehensive handbook, tailored specifically for young drivers, is packed with practical tips and expert advice on maintaining your pre-loved vehicle.
From choosing the right used car ......
Learn about the entire history of Americas best-selling vehicle: The Ford F-Series truck.
When Henry Ford first started manufacturing Model Ts more than 100 years ago, he didnt really have any sort of pickup or truck configuration in mind. However, enterprising people and businesses were modifying those early chassis for commercial use, ......
Install and modify your truck bed floor with guidance from certified auto-body repair man and television personality Kevin Tetz.
A simple internet search of the words "truck bed floor" provides almost a hundred million results. The possibilities are limitless for personalizing your hauler for work or play. The bed floor shows the ......
Gain the technical expertise, practical skills and industry knowledge you need for career success! AUTOMOTIVE ENGINES: DIAGNOSIS, REPAIR, AND REBUILDING, Ninth Edition, features comprehensive coverage of the theory of operation, diagnosis, repair and rebuilding of automotive engines. Written by veteran instructors with firsthand experience as ......
This text will help readers in gaining knowledge in designing power electronic converters and its control for electric vehicles. It discusses the ways in which power from electric vehicle batteries is transferred to an electric motor, the technology used for charging electric vehicle batteries, and the energy storage. The text covers case ......
174 pages with 145 illustrations, diagrams and charts, size 6-5/8 x 10-1/4 inches. This is a publication for those Ferrari enthusiasts that are tired of oversized and often overpriced coffee table books filled with page after page of photos of red Ferraris and not much else.
This book contains all the technical data and ......
The VW Beetle (officially the Volkswagen Type 1) needs no introduction. Manufactured and marketed globally by Volkswagen from 1938 to 2003, more than 21 million were produced and sold around the world. Extremely popular in the US and Europe during the 1950s and 1960s, increasing competition from Japanese, American, and European manufacturers as ......
Whether you RV full-time, part-time, or sometimes, the RV lifestyle includes many benefits one might not otherwise experience. One of the biggest benefits of the RV lifestyle is the freedom and flexibility it offers. The RV lifestyle is full of adventure and excitement, as RVers can explore new places, try new things, and have new experiences ......
Delivering complete coverage of ASE Education Foundations Maintenance & Light Repair (MLR) program standards, this accessible, practical resource features material spanning the entire MLR task list, as well as many supplemental tasks entry-level technicians need to master. In addition to being thoroughly updated to align to the ASE Education ......
The workbook is designed to help students both retain and apply chapter content. Each workbook chapter includes Review Questions, Activities and Lab Worksheets to add breadth to students learning experience.
This manual provides information on routine maintenance and servicing, with tasks described and photographed in a step-by-step sequence so that even a novice can do the work.
Looking to save money on car repairs? Look no further than "The Car Repair Manual Book: A Step-By-Step Guide to Maintaining and Fixing Your Vehicle" by Jack Manhire. This comprehensive guide offers a wealth of information on everything you need to know to keep your car running smoothly, no matter what make or model.
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Presents the basic electrical principles, physics, and chemistry involved in the manufacture of electric vehicles.
Discusses various battery types, energy efficiency, storage, and more.
Contents: 1. Electric Vehicles (EVs). 2. Electron Flow = Traffic Flow. 3. Basic Electricity. 4. Battery-Supplied ......
A behind-the-scenes look at how digital surveillance is affecting the trucking way of life.
Long-haul truckers are the backbone of the American economy, transporting goods under gruelling conditions and immense economic pressure. Truckers have long valued the day-to-day independence of their work, sharing a ......
Buying a used vehicle is a mysterious and nerve-racking subject for many. However, buying a used vehicle does not have to be a journey into the fearful unknown. In Roadmap to Good Rides, you will gain practical advice and simple tips that will give you confidence and boldness when shopping for a used ride. Dont ......
Are you considering buying an electric vehicle? All of us are witnessing a once-in-a-lifetime transformation. For over one hundred years, gasoline and diesel fuels have powered ground transportation throughout the world. Now that is changing, and 2023 is the year when most people will recognize that change is happening. This book is a ......
The electric vehicle revival reflects negotiations between public policy, which promotes clean, fuel-efficient vehicles, and the auto industry, which promotes high-performance vehicles.
Electric cars were once as numerous as internal combustion engine cars before all but vanishing from American roads around World ......
International bestseller, Theodore Gray, author of How Things Work and The Elements Trilogy, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies, turns his focus here to a visual exploration of the inner workings and functionality of the engines that run our world--from the first steam engines to giant turbines to todays tiny electrical engines.In ......
Follow the history of hot rodding through this nostalgic look at vintage speed equipment.
When most people think of speed parts, they rewind a few decades and think back to the Ford flatheads that were so prevalent in the 1940s and 1950s. However, did you know that the speed parts industry began way back in the Model T era? Its true. As ......
Long Hard Road: The Lithium-Ion Battery and the Electric Car provides an inside look at the birth of the lithium-ion battery, from its origins in academic labs around the world to its transition to its new role as the future of automotive power. It chronicles the piece-by-piece development of the battery, from its early years when it ......
Frustrations from installing an aftermarket interior kit are over with this easy-to-follow, illustrated, step-by-step book that shows how to achieve professional results.
We have all heard that premade seat covers and interior pieces are junk, but this is not true. The majority of the problems encountered is due to installer error. ......