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