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Copyright by Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc.
Brief Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Automotive Heating, Air Conditioning, and Ventilation. . . 11
Chapter 2: Shop Safety and Environmental Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 3: HVAC Tools, Equipment, and Service Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Chapter 4: HVAC Electrical and Electronic Fundamentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Chapter 5: Principles of Refrigeration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Chapter 6: Refrigerants, Refrigerant Oils, and Related Chemicals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Chapter 7: Hoses, Lines, Fittings, and Seals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Chapter 8: Compressors, Clutches, and Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Chapter 9: Evaporators, Condensers, Accumulators, and Receiver-Driers . . . . . . . . . . 143
Chapter 10: Control Valves and Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Chapter 11: Engine Cooling Systems and Vehicle Heaters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Chapter 12: Air Delivery Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Chapter 13: Manual HVAC Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Chapter 14: Automatic Temperature Control Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Chapter 15: Refrigeration System Diagnosis and Leak Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Chapter 16: Refrigerant Recovery, Recycling, and Handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Chapter 17: Hose, Line, Fitting, and O-ring Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Chapter 18: Compressor and Clutch Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Chapter 19: Valve, Evaporator, Condenser, and Related Parts Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Chapter 20: Heater and Engine Cooling System Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Chapter 21: Air Delivery and Manual HVAC Control Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Chapter 22: Automatic Temperature Control System Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Chapter 23: Air Conditioning System Installation and Retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Chapter 24: ASE Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Chapter 25: Career Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Appendix A: Rear Window and Mirror Defrosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403