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Automotive Technology, Third Edition
M. J. Nunney, October 1998, 666 Pages, 30 Chapters, Hardbound
$80.00

Automotive Technology is designed to offer a complete underpinning of all automotive technology in use today in vehicle types ranging from mass-market passenger cars to heavy industrial plant, trucks and buses. All aspects of vehicle technology are comprehensively covered from power unit and drivetrain to suspension, braking and aerodynamics.

Subjects covered include:
• The reciprocating piston petrol engine;
• The diesel engine;
• Combustion chambers and processes;
• Engine lubrication;
• Engine cooling, vehicle heating and air conditioning;
• Carburation and fuel injection;
• Intake and exhaust systems;
• Diesel fuel injection systems;
• Engine emission control;
• Rotary piston engine;
• Fluid couplings and torque converters;
• Semi-automatic and automatic transmissions;
• Overdrive gears; Drive lines;
• Four-wheel-drive systems;
• Tires, road wheels and hubs;
• Suspension systems;
• Manual steering;
• Power-assisted steering;
• Four-wheel-steering systems;
• Hydraulic brake systems;
• Anti-lock brakes and traction control;
• Vehicle structure and aerodynamics.