[Dave L]

My dad didnt work on cars so I kind of lost that opportunity in learning. I have done the basics, sparkplugs, thermostat, oil changes, fuel filter, replaced a fender. With the exception of the fender its all been basic maintenance and its all been on a BMW. I have the haynes manual, I have a print out of the shop manual but both are kind of short on info and assume you know things to start out. EI; I am having a problem with my starter, I can diagnose it, but my next question when looking around is "hmmm... wheres the starter"

I brought the car in to a mechanic and he tells me the solenoid is cracked. Something that I should be able to see, so Im not happy about it. With 2 older cars in the garage I need to do these types of things.

Are there any good "basic" car books that anyone can recommend? The internet is great but hard to use when you are in MCDonalds for lunch.