A k Acknowledgments l d I would like to give a special thanks to the many people, especially my wife, who inspired me to write this book and who gave me a lot of support along the way. I spent the full summer of 1998 putting this book together and invested close to 600 hours of my free time. I tried to make it as “real world� as possible so that you will not onlyy ggraspp the theory y behind how a system y functions but also understand how the different factors of real world occurrences can play havoc in your daily diagnostic routines. All of the photos in this book were taken on job sites and really give you the close encounter feel of what goes on out there in the shop environment. Even the data files I present all came from my own personal files of cars I have previously diagnosed. Along with the many diagrams I drew, the book will give you the sense of being or been there atmosphere. I hope this book can only inspire other techs to realize the potential they have to become a master in the field of diagnostics!
List of Acknowledgments: To Jorge Menchu from AES who always found time for the many questions I presented him with and allowing me to overcome many hurdles in my quest to produce this book. To Tom Petty from Petty Diagnostics and Technical Services who helped to lay my foundation for starting my seminars by providing me with a lot of insight and pointing me in the right direction. To Jim Linder from Linder Technical Services who provided me with a lot of inspiration for my seminars and found the time to always answer the many questions I confronted him with. To Joe Woods from Import Service who really did a great job editing my book and teaching me to be a better writer. John Anello President, Auto Tech On Wheels
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