Auto & Truck Testing 'Hands On' Testing Reference
Whether you work on gasoline or diesel autos or trucks, motorcycles, snowmobiles, or all terrain engines, this book will help you hone and improve your troubleshooting skills.
This is not a textbook, it is a "hands-on testing guide with 'on the job' testing techniques".
Detailed step-by-step instructions with photos and diagrams cover almost every test imaginable:
* batteries
* computer/modules and sensors
* continuity, current paths, connections
* switch contacts, fuses and fusible links
* circuit breakers
* generators (alternators)
* relays and starters
* shared current paths (the vehicle base system)
* engine compression
* cylinder leak
* fuel, fuel pumps and injectors
* "How To" use a mechanic's stethoscope
* six different ways to check for a blown head gasket
This book also includes detailed information about the DVOM such as:
* "How To" and where to place meter probes for effective troubleshooting
* "How To" perform amp draw testing with a DVOM
* "How To" correctly read and use the inductive pick-up.
Also clearly explains voltage drop and how to find its root cause.
This book is a heavily illustrated hands-on ready reference with 580 pages and 800+ photos & illustrations. Size is 8-1/2" wide x 5-1/4" high.
