Posted by rickyracer (IP: 209.20.170.43) on August 06, 2000 at 02:00:57:
In Reply to: Re: Mavericks for Dummies posted by Charlie on August 05, 2000 at 22:31:03:
Engines aren't rocket science. Nor are these books for building or modifing your Nuclear Power Plant. If you kow basic hand tools you half way there. They even have glossies in them.
: I haven't read all of the books recommended below, but I'm sure they are good. I don't want to insult your intelligence, but if you don't know the basics of the internal combustion engine, that's be the first step. Get a library book or an encyclopedia and familiarize yourself with engine theory, and what makes horsepower and torque. -CP
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: : I've done a lot of work on my Maverick and Comet on the body and interior, and know the brake system reasonably well. When it comes to engine work though, I don't know what I am doing. I just don't have the experience. I've thumbed through a few shop manuels, but they usually seem to assume that the user has some experience and are therefore too advanced for me. Has anyone seen a good book that introduces someone who is "not in the know" to the basics?