Light and Heavy Vehicle TechnologyLight and Heavy Vehicle Technology, Fourth Edition, provides a complete text and reference to the design, construction and operation of the many and varied components of modern motor vehicles, including the knowledge needed to service and repair them. This book provides incomparable coverage of both cars and heavier vehicles, featuring over 1000 illustrations. |
Contents
1 The reciprocating piston petrol engine | 1 |
2 The diesel engine | 71 |
3 Combustion chambers and processes | 86 |
4 Engine lubrication | 100 |
5 Engine cooling vehicle heating and air conditioning | 124 |
6 Carburation and fuel injection | 156 |
7 Intake and exhaust systems | 183 |
8 Diesel fuel injection systems | 193 |
18 Overdrive gears | 371 |
19 Drive lines | 379 |
20 Final drives and rear axles | 403 |
21 Fourwheeldrive systems | 431 |
22 Tyres road wheels and hubs | 442 |
23 Suspension systems | 461 |
24 Manual steering | 496 |
25 Powerassisted steering | 521 |
9 Forced induction | 223 |
10 Ignition and starter systems | 232 |
11 Engine emission control | 255 |
12 Rotary piston engine | 261 |
13 Friction clutches | 265 |
14 Layshaft gearboxes | 288 |
15 Fluid couplings and torque converters | 317 |
16 Epicyclic gearboxes | 326 |
17 Semiautomatic and automatic transmissions | 340 |