Can anyone recommend a book?

[danburger28]

Right, what I'm after is a book preferably, but if you know of websites or anything else let me know, that completly explains all aspects of the workings of the car. From how things work, to names of individual parts, from engine, to chassis, top to bottom, end to end!
Ive started a new job, change of career within the motor trade, and I could really do with some night time reading up on proper names and terms and workings of the 'thingys' and 'jobbers'!!
So, if you've got the titles, names of authers, or isbn numbers, can you put them up!Would be very much appreciated.
Cheers!
;D

[MonzaPhil]

auto.howstuffworks.com/

pick up some haynes comics at the car boots etc too

Hope this helps.

[sheffieldcortinacentre]

AA book of the car from carboot/auto jumbles etc

[waveman1500]

Sept 3, 2010 0:08:53 GMT sheffieldcortinacentre said:

AA book of the car from carboot/auto jumbles etc

Complete with handy 'body repair' instructions involving chicken wire and filler!

[Ratdat]

Not a book but plenty to learn here...

www.autozine.org/technical_school/tech_index.html

[sarkie83]

Sept 3, 2010 0:08:53 GMT sheffieldcortinacentre said:

AA book of the car from carboot/auto jumbles etc

+1 that's a great book to start you off with

[Davenger]

This was my text book at college.
It is everything you could ever want to know and more

[danburger28]

thats great, cheers
definatly look up all those suggestions.I feel a car boot tommorow is in order!

[Fungus]

The AA book of the car ;D

[60six]

I would say a Haynes manual but if I have to resort to that, I know I am in deep sh1t and not going to get out of it

and the photos are always bloody useless and too sparse, and always has that line "Refitment is reversal of removal" (no sh1t sherlock)

For specific models so far there was a volkswagen aircooled book with amazing pictures and hippy style writing which name I can't remember, and for saab's there is the Bentley Bible.

[93fxdl]

good grief the aa book of the car must be over 40 years old as it was my hobby reading as a child (and it was second hand when i got it) but i do know how to fit indicators and screen washers to cars that don't have them as standard
ttfn glenn

[dirtyburty]

Sept 3, 2010 22:44:39 GMT Davenger said:

This was my text book at college.
It is everything you could ever want to know and more

2nd this

ISBN number 0-7487-0531-7

They also do a motor vehicle electronics one as well(green cover IIRC, probably worth getting, I imagine it'd cover CAN-BUS systems and most other forms of electrickery thats common place on motors these days.

[Fungus]

Sept 5, 2010 21:05:34 GMT 93fxdl said:

good grief the aa book of the car must be over 40 years old as it was my hobby reading as a child (and it was second hand when I got it) but I do know how to fit indicators and screen washers to cars that don't have them as standard
ttfn glenn

Hehe, same for me, classy book though ;D Mines a first edition, I believe from 1968 Taught me alot though

[EssexRich]

If you can find a copy, The AutoCar Handbook anywhere from between 1910 to the 1950's will tell you a lot. As silly as it sounds, it will give you all sorts of information even down to the theory behind how an epicyclic gearbox works. Despite the fact that cars were simpler then, most of the info still holds true today.

[gravelrash]

Not a bad site for reference.

www.carbibles.com/index.html

Ade