| Almost anyone who has ever worked on a car for | | | | automobile's mechanical systems. For the newcomer |
| any length of time has immediately realized the | | | | to home auto repair, the step-by-step instructions |
| benefit of having Chilton Manuals on hand. Chilton | | | | and the detailed diagrams and photographs teach the |
| repair manuals have the longest history of any repair | | | | repair process as much as they assist in its |
| guide in the automotive industry, and they have both | | | | completion. It goes without saying as well that high |
| earned and maintained their well-deserved reputation | | | | school auto shop teachers use Chilton repair manuals |
| by providing both car owners and professional | | | | more than they do their auto repair textbooks, and |
| mechanics alike the most comprehensive information | | | | they train their students in how to use the manual |
| available on specific vehicles. Regardless of whether | | | | both for safety purposes and for knowledge of the |
| your passion for cars tends toward to the classic or | | | | craft. |
| runs fast toward the high performance, a Chilton | | | | Almost everyone who associates daily with |
| Manual is an absolute must if you plan to be working | | | | automobiles either has on hand or frequently uses a |
| on your own vehicle. In fact, newer cars are almost | | | | Chilton repair manual. Classic car enthusiasts rely upon |
| impossible to work on-and equally unsafe in certain | | | | them for both parts and assembly instructions vital to |
| instances-without the advanced electrical diagrams | | | | the restoration process. Owners of older vehicles |
| found only in a Chilton repair manual. | | | | simply cannot rely upon anything other than a Chilton |
| The Chilton Publishing Company originated in 1922 as | | | | repair manual simply because the typical service chain |
| a publishing house for automotive periodicals. Over | | | | keeps pace with newer automotive models and |
| the years, their publishing expanded to include other | | | | often tells the proud owner of a vintage car to take |
| industries, earning a reputation as the premier | | | | it to a special shop or buy a new car. As we |
| authority on mechanical information and repair. The | | | | mentioned earlier, students and first-time mechanics |
| company has always prided itself on accuracy and | | | | use Chilton manuals for everything from learning how |
| reliability, and the trust their manuals have instilled in | | | | to change the oil, replace spark plugs and check |
| both laymen and professionals accounts for the wide | | | | manifold intake systems, and troubleshoot electrical |
| demand of Chilton repair manuals throughout the | | | | problems by using a Chilton manual's electrical wiring |
| automotive world. A Chilton Manual focuses on a | | | | diagrams essential to understanding today's |
| specific line of cars during a set range of years (e.g. | | | | integration of computer technology into the modern |
| Buick Regal/Century 1975-1987). It covers all parts in | | | | vehicle. In fact, vehicle owners doing any type of |
| the car, explaining size, feature, and function. This | | | | electrical work on their vehicle need to strongly |
| level of detail proves invaluable when something small | | | | consider using Chilton as their guide, as much of |
| on the car malfunctions, and the owner decides to | | | | today's sophisticated technology can actually pose a |
| purchase a replacement and install it at home. | | | | danger even to a mechanic skilled in traditional |
| Without the specifics available through a Chilton repair | | | | automotive repair but unfamiliar in new wiring and |
| manual, this would be virtually impossible. | | | | computer hardware. With a Chilton repair manual, |
| Furthermore, beginning mechanics find Chilton repair | | | | even a professional can learn and grow as technology |
| manuals useful as learning tools because they actually | | | | continues to evolve. |
| explain the cause and effect relationships of the | | | | |