HAYNES Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning Systems Manual Manuals

Good for older cars

The book is written in layman terms that the ordinary person is able to comprehend the material. This book makes it easier for the homeowner mechanic to fix his own motor vehicle.

Great manual. Helped me rebuild the AC system in my truck when I did not really know what I was doing. This manual is not fully comprehensive. It assumes you have some knowledge of how to work on AC systems, so I had to go looking for other sources to make sure I understood what the book was talking about. If you are a complete noob, be brepared you might need to hit the internet or other resources to get all the info you need.

I got more than enough info about my 70s era AC system to ID parts and understand what the parts were and how they do what they do. This has made me confident enough now to seek further info on upgrading my system to modern standards and chemicals. Good job haynes. Several people have complained about this manual not having much info about newer ac systems but I found that before I tried to upgrade I had to know what I was upgrading from.UPDATE- I found someone with this same book but their version does not contain the updates mine does on newer ac systems. I imagine that now only the updated versions are sold but who knows. This may be why some people have complained about the book being outdated.

if its the fundamentals of refrigeration and how it is incorperated into an automobile that you truly want to understand this the book for you. it helps to be mechanically inclined but even that is not neccessarily required if you have a good interest.i can't think of a better way to present this knowledge-good job haynes!!

The book is old. It is about 20 years out of date. Much better information on the internet for newer cars.

This book gives a very good overview of the operation and repair of an air conditioning system which I found informative and intriguing. Having said that however, I would have liked to see more detail into actually "charging" the A/C system with freon, effects of over-charging, etc. For the price the book provides a lot of informatoin, however, the information is very dated and not all of it is directly applicable to current day A/C systems. This book was obviously written during the time when R12 freon was the norm and paragraphs have been added over time as an update to the book in an attemp to keep it relevant for R134 A/C systems.

Yes you can find almost all the information in this book on the internet but it is a really nice reference text to have. I was new to AC repair and this book helped give me the confidence to repair my cars AC. It definitely paid for itself.