Cars and Trucks Books

A Wild Rides! series book, A.R. Schaefer's SPRINT CARS gives very brief highlights of the sport of sprint car racing for young readers. The illustrations convey all the excitement that surrounds this field of racing.
A good beginner book for a young driver just building his first soapbox car. Not a bad stocking stuffer for the big fans who can still remember the thrill of "gettin' it in the dirt."
Nash Black, author of QUALIFYING LAPS and TRAVELERS.

The book is a catalog of Ford trucks down the years, and as such is exactly that. There are some problems with the book - there are keywords in some of the truck data tables that are NEVER explained, but otherwise the book is a good reference for those interested in looking up information on older Ford trucks.

The seller was great. The CD shipped in record time but the CD is misleading. The title shows 83-2000 but does not cover this range for all the vehicles and needless to say mine was not withen the range. I was looking for 1986 truck but the CD covers 89 - 95.

There are certain parts that the manual neglects to discuss. For example trouble shooting the fuel system. My Toyota will quite often not start, It has spark so this tells me that it has to be fuel. When I pull out the fuse and reinsert it it will most often start, now it will only fire a few times then die. What can be the cause.

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As general, this is a good book to learn the basic design of Toyota-Cressida. It covers the Van and Sedan.

If this book is intended to sell worldwide, You should consider the Engine type and model. I have 1987 Cressida with engine type of 1G-E and 1998 cc, and it does not cover. I find hard to find the similarities.

I believe this book only applicable to US and Canada only. So, buyer/reader out side those country should contact the publisher or the author first.

The best part of details are in the Drive Train, Suspension,Brakes and Emission control. Most helpful picture displayed for Van, Only drawing mostly provided for Sedan.

I think the Author should deeper in the sections of 'Engine and Engine Overhaul', Chasis electrical and cabin electrical, especially for indicators for instrument.

Thank you.

While Keith may be an expert on the original Type 1 Beetle, I felt a bit disappointed by this book. Perhaps I was expecting more, but the book really doesn't go into too much detail, or at least not as much as I was hoping for. I can get more info on the New Beetle from NewBeetle.org

Caveat Emptor

My neighbor was so pleased with this bookm the price was reasonable and the condition of the book A1

I bought this book in order to change a starter on my wife's 93 Taurus wagon. The book was very helpful, and I managed to complete the job without too much trouble.

I almost did not buy this book after reading the reviews, but I needed something to go by. I am glad I bought it, but it certainly has the flaws mentioned in many of the reviews, just maybe not as severely as they would lead you to believe.
I did not find any blatantly incorrect information, so I don't know where that complaint came from. The complaints about not giving detailed instructions is valid....sort of. Everything I needed to do for spark plug , spark plug wire, and distributor cap/rotor replacement is in the manual. It's just not together. The procedure may tell you , ie, "remove distributor cap" and that's it, but if you look through the book, the details for removing the cap are there, just not within the procedure to replace/inspect the distributor rotor.
The complaint about it being focused on the 3.0L engine seems to somewhat valid but the majority of Taurus' were built with this engine so it makes sense.
The pictures could be more clear, but that is a function of B&W on cheap paper.
I would not hesitate to follow this manual for more complex projects, and plan on using it to replace the front and rear struts as well as the catalytic converter.
For those who are really wanting to deatailed instructions on this car, try the Ford Shop Manual available from Motor Craft (app $80). It's expensive, but worth it compared to paying the shop to do the work. Also, Autozone has some great protocols on their website with good diagrams that you can print for free.

I purchased this book shortly after buying a used 93 Taurus wagon with 80,000 miles. I went through the maintenance chapter and performed all the steps. It was full of clear pictures, easy to follow instructions and also helpful suggestions. The coverage was excellent considering the number of years covered for such a small book. I also replaced my brakes and this was my only source. It covered my optional ABS brakes in detail. I had the experience in the past using other manuals where there was too much technical language and you were left guessing at what the instructions really meant. Not the case here. I would recommend this book to anyone of any level of experience.

The book claims to cover '86-'95 model year Taurus/Sables, but if you own a 1995 Model like me, the pictures of the '86 or '87 Taurus they show in the book won't really help you much. Among others, If you have any engine OTHER than the 3.0 V6, You won't get much useful information. For me this was a strong point with this book, some of the coverage is lacking, but overall, it will get you through at the end of the day and back up an running. I wish this book had better wiring diagrams, and finally, pictures of a more current Taurus would be a real plus.

book is not very useful at all
I'm restoring an old bronco and found everything in this book too brief and with way too few illustrations. If your a mechanic you might find it useful, but for us regular folks working on cars its of very little help. Buy the Chilton version instead.

I was very disappointed by the level of detail presented in this book. The Chilton Total Car Care CD-ROM has 10 times the information.

There are simply too many engines and body variations for this book to adequately cover with this few pages.

If you don't want to spend the real money and get the Helms Manual, but the Chilton.

This is an extremely detailed manual written for - somebody else! It has how many splines are on the 4th disc of the primary planetary of the automatic transmission, but what about how to change a dashboard light bulb? Suppose that I don't want to pull the steering column, I just want to fix a broken turn signal? How about that?

Passes To Kill a Mockingbird as the greatest piece of literature I have ever read. I was up at two a.m. some nights saying, "just one more page." Soon, just one more page turns into several more pages!

Waste o money. this book might be good if doin a valve job, or an engine tear down, but its missing so many basic basics. What is each of the fuses connected to? how do you remove all the plastic panelling on the dashboard area to get at stuff? What do all the codes mean?
So many areas are left out from this book. and many things that ARE in the book are rediculously simplified. "remove screws, pull out clips carefully remove part." WHERE are the screws? HOW MANY clips? whats the deal. what a waste o money. I've never bought a Chilton's for such a new vehicle, but I know they have always been much better and more thorough. This book is lame.

I purchased this book but discovered it's not current, even for my 2002 Toyota Tacoma 4WD I believe this book just reaches 1999/2000s, and now there is a redesigned Tacoma with bigger engines and SIX speed transmission. On general level it covers some good points and has useful info, but lacks in specificity. I wanted to change my front brake pads, an easy thing to do, but found nothing in this book to help me. Definitely has potential for a totally updated book.

The first chapter is good for general information on Toyotas. The rest of the book is rather general information on vehicle maintenance. If you know little about vehicle mechanicals, this would be a useful book. If you are fairly competent with trouble shooting and maintenance, this isn't for you. I am a huge Toyota fan and just wanted the complete library. There is not much Toyota stuff published in printed medium. Using the Chevy small-block bulid up is good general information, but he should have at least used an overhead cam engine in a Toyota book. Listing truck before Land Cruiser in the title is misleading, considering that it seems the far less common Land Cruisers are discussed far more.

Not very specific for any toyota models. Seems like a place for the author to discuss his own experiences with his land cruiser. No technical information whatsoever.

If you at all care about classic Toyota engineering, don't get this book. Basically I was not expecting much except a good historical perspective on toyota trucks and land cruisers. However, all of the photos in the book are "modified" trucks and land cruisers with ugly "after-factory" wheels and tires. These trucks are disturbing to the pure toyota person to look at. Also, the engine section is based around building a chevy 383 for an fj-40. Hardly worth reading. In short, Moses Ludel is a chevy guy giving you information on how to ruin your Toyota.

This is an excellent book for most Toyota truck owners. Its goal is not replace shop repair manual. How many would enjoin to read a repair manual? In the sense of how to appreciate and take care your Toyota truck, this is the best one and very easy to read. It has made Toyota truck very comprehensible for a non-mechanic like me.

Book not show how to sell 3 cow for wagon. But Book show how to change oil. Book like me!

"Service Manual" by Robert Bentley gives more informations than this Manual. If you cannot find some informations in Robert Bentley's after buying it,try to find in this book.

I think this is a great book, detailed and good pictures

If you don't know much about car mecanic and are just starting, this book can be of some use to you. But if you are looking for specific data on your car (transmission, electric system, etc), buy the R.Bentley book.

I bought this manual to help solve an electrical problem with a '94 Jetta. The diagrams are "typical", so the electrical information cannot be trusted. My problem was with the instrument cluster, and I removed it and took it to a VW dealer for checkout (per the book) and the dealer would not test it out of the car. Many of the illustrations are "flopped" since the car used for photos is a right-hand drive.