A Field Guide to Automotive Technology

Ed Sobey

Jun 2009 · Chicago Review Press

About this ebook

Written for mechanical novices who may not know their catalytic converters from their universal joints, this practical guide helps teach a basic understanding of how automobiles function. Devices are grouped according to their habitats--under the hood, inside the car, and more--to help identify the technology in question. Solving automotive puzzles such as where exactly does a dipstick dip and what is rack and pinion steering, this handy reference illuminates what's going on under the hood without all that grime and grease.

Ratings and reviews

Outdated and inaccurate. People in Chicago are not up-to-date on custom car features and what all car enthusiasts are doing or customizing on either the east nor west coast lines. This is not a book of phycology as the author attempts to explain a person's "FEELINGS" for using an automobile accessory rather than the accessory "function". ....Laughable if it was not giving people false and inaccurate information.

About the author

Ed Sobey is president of the Northwest Invention Center, where learning programs about invention are developed and presented, and is treasurer and director of Kids Invent! He lives in Redmond, Washington.