| |
| |
| |
| Understanding Your Car | |
| |
| |
| |
| How Cars Run: What Makes Them Go? | |
| |
| |
| How Your Car Runs--Assuming That It Does! | |
| |
| |
| The Infernal Combustion Automobile | |
| |
| |
| Fuel System: How Your Car Digests Gas | |
| |
| |
| Ignition System: Keep the Spark in Your Life | |
| |
| |
| Cooling System: Cool It! | |
| |
| |
| Lubrication System: It's Not Just Snake Oil | |
| |
| |
| Exhaust System: Why Your Car Burps and Belches | |
| |
| |
| Emission-Control System: Smog Gets in Your Eyes | |
| |
| |
| Transmission System: Getting That Power to Work for You | |
| |
| |
| Electrical System: Battery Powered! | |
| |
| |
| Steering and Suspension System: Keeping Control! | |
| |
| |
| Brake System: Stopping Without Bumps | |
| |
| |
| Other Systems: All the Other Junk You Need | |
| |
| |
| Rocky Road, Maple Nut, or Vanilla? | |
| |
| |
| Modern Home-Grown Cars | |
| |
| |
| Immigrant Cars | |
| |
| |
| Senior Citizen Cars | |
| |
| |
| |
| Learning About Your Car: What Does What | |
| |
| |
| Just One Big Happy Family | |
| |
| |
| Blood Brothers and Kissing Cousins | |
| |
| |
| Playing the Numbers | |
| |
| |
| The Great Maintenance Tracker | |
| |
| |
| |
| Using Manuals: Doing It by the Book | |
| |
| |
| Do It by the Book | |
| |
| |
| Owner's Manuals | |
| |
| |
| Service Manuals | |
| |
| |
| Doing It Manually | |
| |
| |
| Hell-p! When the Book Isn't Enough | |
| |
| |
| |
| Cars on the Internet | |
| |
| |
| Driving on the Internet | |
| |
| |
| What You Need to Cruise the Internet | |
| |
| |
| Reading Signs on the Internet | |
| |
| |
| Auto Manufacturers Around the World | |
| |
| |
| Fun Destinations on the Internet | |
| |
| |
| Creating Your Own Maps | |
| |
| |
| Visiting Friends on the Net | |
| |
| |
| Using Other Online Services | |
| |
| |
| America Online | |
| |
| |
| CompuServe | |
| |
| |
| Using CD-ROM Resources | |
| |
| |
| Bring on the Questions! | |
| |
| |
| |
| Quarter-Million-Mile Car: Fact or Fiction? | |
| |
| |
| Your Car Notebook | |
| |
| |
| Your Workshop | |
| |
| |
| Planning | |
| |
| |
| |
| Maintaining Your Car | |
| |
| |
| |
| Do-It-Yourself Maintenance, or Getting Your Hands Dirty | |
| |
| |
| Pickpockets in Overalls | |
| |
| |
| In Your Driveway or in the Parking Lot | |
| |
| |
| How To Get Your Hands Dirty | |
| |
| |
| It's Tool Time! | |
| |
| |
| Wrenches | |
| |
| |
| Socket Wrenches | |
| |
| |
| Screwdrivers That You Can't Drink | |
| |
| |
| Pliers: They're Not Just for Pulling Teeth | |
| |
| |
| Lubrication Tools | |
| |
| |
| Other Maintenance Tools | |
| |
| |
| Using Tools To Make a Dent | |
| |
| |
| Finding Parts the Legal Way | |
| |
| |
| The CAR Maintenance System | |
| |
| |
| |
| Finding a Good Mechanic: Who Can You Trust with Your Car? | |
| |
| |
| The Dealer's Service Shop: Returning to the Scene of the Crime | |
| |
| |
| General Mechanics: One-Stop Shopping | |
| |
| |
| Specialized Shops: I Don't Do Electric Windows!!! | |
| |
| |
| Tune-up Shops: Adjusting Your Car's Attitude | |
| |
| |
| Lube Shops: Fast Food for Your Car | |
| |
| |
| Don't Pollute! And Do It Safely! | |
| |
| |
| |
| CAR Weekly Check Up | |
| |
| |
| Every Seven Days or Once a Week--Whichever Comes First | |
| |
| |
| Check Oil Level (H) | |
| |
| |
| Keeping Your Car's Cool (H) | |
| |
| |
| Can You See Out of That Thing? (H) | |
| |
| |
| Check Power Steering Fluid Level (H) | |
| |
| |
| Check Brake Fluid Levels (H) | |
| |
| |
| Check Tires and Pressure (B) | |
| |
| |
| When the Bottom of the Tire Is Flat | |
| |
| |
| |
| CAR Quarterly Check Up | |
| |
| |
| A Quarter's Worth of Maintenance | |
| |
| |
| All Charged Up (H) | |
| |
| |
| Hosing Around (H) | |
| |
| |
| Cool It! (H) | |
| |
| |
| Shifting Fluidly (H/U) | |
| |
| |
| Check the Differential Lubricant Level (U) | |
| |
| |
| You're Suspended! or Steering the Right Course (U) | |
| |
| |
| When Your Car Is Exhausted (U) | |
| |
| |
| Wiping Away the Raindrops (B) | |
| |
| |
| |
| CAR Semiannual Adjustments | |
| |
| |
| Semiannual Specials | |
| |
| |
| Dirty Oil and Filter Adjustments (H, U) | |
| |
| |
| How Much Gas Do You Want? Adjust Throttle Linkage (H) | |
| |
| |
| Give Him Some Air: Adjust the Carburetor (H) | |
| |
| |
| Stopping on Time: Adjusting Brakes (U) | |
| |
| |
| The Wheels on the Bus Go 'Round and 'Round: Adjust Tire Rotation (B) | |
| |
| |
| |
| CAR Yearly Replacements | |
| |
| |
| Keep Firing, or Readjusting the Ignition Timing (H) | |
| |
| |
| Belts Do More Than Keep Your Pants Up, or Replacing Engine Drivebelts (H) | |
| |
| |
| It's Transfusion Time, or Replacing Chassis Lubricant (U) | |
| |
| |
| |
| CAR: Biannual Replacements | |
| |
| |
| Keeping Cool, or Replacing Radiator Coolant, Cap, and Hoses (H) | |
| |
| |
| Keep It Clean: Replacing the Fuel Filter (H) | |
| |
| |
| Cleaning Up the Air, or Replacing the Air Filter (H) | |
| |
| |
| Keep the Spark Alive: Replacing Spark Plugs (H) | |
| |
| |
| Replacing Spark Plug Wires (H) | |
| |
| |
| Igniting the Fire, or Replacing Other Ignition Parts (H) | |
| |
| |
| Replacing PCV, EEC, and EGR Parts (H, U) | |
| |
| |
| Keeping It Automatic: Replacing Automatic Transmission Filter and Fluid (U) | |
| |
| |
| Trans Who? Or Replacing Manual Transmission/Transaxle Lubricant (U) | |
| |
| |
| What's the Difference? Or Replacing Differential Lubricant (U) | |
| |
| |
| Replacing Wheel Bearing Lubricant | |
| |
| |
| |
| Body and Interior Maintenance: Keeping Your Car All Spruced Up | |
| |
| |
| Splish, Splash, Give It a Bath | |
| |
| |
| Wash Behind Your Mirrors and Under Your Fenders | |
| |
| |
| Your Car Needs Sunscreen, Too | |
| |
| |
| Be Careful Not to Hurt the Soft Spot | |
| |
| |
| Bathing Your Car's Engine | |
| |
| |
| A Facial for the Finish | |
| |
| |
| Chrome Is Chrome Is Really Plastic and How to Clean It | |
| |
| |
| Clean Wheels Go Faster | |
| |
| |
| Can You See Through That Windshield? | |
| |
| |
| Inside Tips | |
| |
| |
| Permanent Makeup for Your Car | |
| |
| |
| |
| Repairing Your Car | |
| |
| |
| |
| Why Cars Don't Run: The Little Car That Couldn't | |
| |
| |
| Making Sense of Your Car | |
| |
| |
| Driving with Murphy | |
| |
| |
| Engine Problems: Did You Hear That? | |
| |
| |
| Fuel Problems: What To Do When Your Car Is Starved | |
| |
| |
| Ignition Problems: Rekindling the Spark | |
| |
| |
| Does It Compute? | |
| |
| |
| Exhaust Problems: Cough, Cough | |
| |
| |
| Electrical Problems: Short Circuits and More | |
| |
| |
| Cooling Problems: Changing Hot to Cool | |
| |
| |
| Lubrication Problems: Keep Friction Out of Your Relationship | |
| |
| |
| Brake Problems: Stopping in Time | |
| |
| |
| Suspension Problems: A Shocking Story | |
| |
| |
| Transmission Problems: When Your Transmission Doesn't Transmit | |
| |
| |
| Body and Interior Problems: Ouchies and Crunchies | |
| |
| |
| Free Repairs! | |
| |
| |
| Three Years or How Many Miles? | |
| |
| |
| Is Your Car Under Warranty? | |
| |
| |
| Oops! When Your Car Gets a Recall | |
| |
| |
| |
| Don't Shoot! Troubleshoot | |
| |
| |
| I Can Answer That Question in Three Minutes | |
| |
| |
| How to Listen When Your Car Talks | |
| |
| |
| If Your Car Is in a Coma | |
| |
| |
| Do Idiot Lights Have an IQ? | |
| |
| |
| Troubleshooting by the Book | |
| |
| |
| Ya Gonna Fix It or Pass the Buck? | |
| |
| |
| |
| Non-Nerd's Guide to Understanding Your Car's Computer | |
| |
| |
| Who's in Control Here? | |
| |
| |
| Getting a Sense of Things Automotive | |
| |
| |
| The Boss: ECM | |
| |
| |
| The Slaves: Actuators as Employees | |
| |
| |
| Shooting Trouble | |
| |
| |
| Fixing Things Without Going Broke | |
| |
| |
| Moving On with Your Life | |
| |
| |
| |
| Do-It-Yourself Repair Without Major Medical | |
| |
| |
| Tap! Tap! | |
| |
| |
| Pull! | |
| |
| |
| Let's Get Precise | |
| |
| |
| Hello, Mike! | |
| |
| |
| How Deep Is My Love? Get a Micrometer! | |
| |
| |
| Calipers, and Rules, and Gauges--Oh My! | |
| |
| |
| Avoiding Ouchies! | |
| |
| |
| |
| Starting and Ignition System Repairs for the Clueless | |
| |
| |
| You Can't Get 'Em Up in the Morning | |
| |
| |
| When Your Car Won't Wake Up: Troubleshooting Electrical Problems | |
| |
| |
| Using Caffeinated Coffee: Replacing Your Car's Starter | |
| |
| |
| Diagnosing and Treating Ignition Ills | |
| |
| |
| Switching Switches | |
| |
| |
| It's Coiled, But Is It Ready to Bite? | |
| |
| |
| Replacing Sensors and Control Modules and Distributors, Oh My! | |
| |
| |
| |
| Performing Engine Surgery | |
| |
| |
| Diagnosing Your Car's Sick Engine | |
| |
| |
| Testing Your Car's Heart Through Compression | |
| |
| |
| Automotive Head Injuries and Brain Surgery | |
| |
| |
| Open Engine Surgery | |
| |
| |
| |
| Fuel System Repairs: Fill 'Er Up! | |
| |
| |
| Are You Starving Your Car? | |
| |
| |
| Painless Carburetor Surgery | |
| |
| |
| Don't Choke Your Car to Death | |
| |
| |
| If Your Car Injects Itself: Fuel-Injection Repairs | |
| |
| |
| All Tanked Up: Fuel Tank and Fuel Line Repairs | |
| |
| |
| Minor Heart Surgery: Fuel Pump Repair | |
| |
| |
| |
| Cooling and Lubrication System Repairs: Fixing a Hot Car | |
| |
| |
| What to Do with a Hot Car | |
| |
| |
| If Your Car Is Radiating Too Much Heat | |
| |
| |
| A Fever of How Much? | |
| |
| |
| When Your Water Pump Doesn't | |
| |
| |
| Turning Up the Heat | |
| |
| |
| Why You Can't Cool It | |
| |
| |
| You Own an Oil Pump | |
| |
| |
| |
| Transmission Repairs: Those Troublesome Trannys | |
| |
| |
| It's Test Time! | |
| |
| |
| Shifting for Yourself | |
| |
| |
| Clutch Repair | |
| |
| |
| Your Automatic Transmission Does It Better | |
| |
| |
| What Your Converter Converts and What to Do When It Doesn't | |
| |
| |
| Separating Good Joints from Bad Joints | |
| |
| |
| Rear End Problems (Your Car's) | |
| |
| |
| |
| Steering and Suspension System Repairs: No More Swerves or Bounces! | |
| |
| |
| Why Won't My Car Turn Where I Want It To? | |
| |
| |
| Stopping Arguments Between Your Wheels | |
| |
| |
| Suspension and Your Car | |
| |
| |
| The Steering Committee | |
| |
| |
| When the Steering Needs a Boost | |
| |
| |
| |
| Brake System Repairs: Stop Ahead! | |
| |
| |
| Avoiding Skids on the Road | |
| |
| |
| When Your Car Needs New Shoes | |
| |
| |
| Replacing Your Car's Brake Pads | |
| |
| |
| Masters of the Brake Universe | |
| |
| |
| Boosters for Brakes | |
| |
| |
| |
| Electrical System Repairs: You'll Get a Charge Out of This! | |
| |
| |
| When the Automotive Power Goes Out | |
| |
| |
| Energize Me! | |
| |
| |
| Your Battery on Cable | |
| |
| |
| What to Do When You Can't Charge Any More | |
| |
| |
| Regulating Those Volts! | |
| |
| |
| Other Auto Electrical Devices to Play With | |
| |
| |
| |
| Exhaust System Repairs: Fixing an Exhausted System | |
| |
| |
| Troubleshooting Tips for Tailpipes | |
| |
| |
| The Manifold Life of an Exhaust System | |
| |
| |
| Don't Let Your Pipes Get Exhausted | |
| |
| |
| Let There Be Silence! | |
| |
| |
| TLC for an Aging Catalytic Converter | |
| |
| |
| Keeping the Environment Clean of Auto Emissions | |
| |
| |
| |
| Body and Paint Repairs: Giving Your Car a Makeover | |
| |
| |
| Makeover Tips for Your Car | |
| |
| |
| What Kind of a Crack Is That? | |
| |
| |
| Sagging Doors Make Your Car Feel Old | |
| |
| |
| Un-Denting Unavoidable Dents! | |
| |
| |
| Permanent Makeup | |
| |
| |
| Beautiful on the Inside | |
| |
| |
| A Glossary of Car-Care Terms | |
| |
| |
| Index | |