HAYNES Automotive Heating and Air Conditioning Systems Manual Manuals

Good for older cars

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 This may be why some people have complained about the book being outdated.

i bought this for reference on fixing all auto chv ford dodge and other foren any and all my old last buy burn up in shop i was replace them

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!!

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.

Book is what it is, BUT it is almost useless for todays cars it is OLD mostly r22 freon stuff and the VERY little info on r134a and that is incorrect in places too. If you know nothing about a car's AC then you can learn some basic things but I would guess @ 90% is for old cars and nothing to do with todays. also often it does not say what is for what most of the time and I believe ALL the trouble shooting is for r22 (read 90's and before) so if you want to work on older stuff kinda OK newer 2000 on don't waste your money

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.

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.