A Diesel Education Creates Many Career Options
A diesel education is unique in that the skills acquired can be applied to trucks, tankers, heavy equipment and other diesel-powered equipment. That’s because the basic components of a diesel engine are common regardless of whether it’s a big rig driving down the road or an oil rig pumping oil at sea.
Vo-Tech Seniors Create an All-Electric S-10 Pickup
As part of their class project, seniors at the Scotch Plains campus converted a gasoline powered Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck into a fully electric-powered vehicle.
North Dakota Claims Title of Nation’s Best Student Auto Technicians in Ford/AAA
Jonathan Anderson, 18, and McKenzie Nordland, 17, from Sheyenne Valley Area Career & Technology Center bested the elite field of teams representing each state, as they recorded the day’s top score under the tutelage of instructor James McFagden.
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Real Wolrd: CC & TC Captures Top School Honors
Caddo Career & Technology Center, a vocational high school in Shreveport, LA, was named the Tomorrow’s Technician/Chicago Pneumatic 2010 School of the Year.
Women’s Board 2010 Scholarship Program Deadline is Friday, May 28
Winners will be notified in July.
Luber-finer’s $1,000 National FFA Organization Scholarship is Awarded to Randall Marks
Marks plans to continue his education in the fall at Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel, IL, where he will pursue a course of study in Farm & Ranch Management.
Crossword Puzzle: May 2010
Across 1. Camshaft protrusions 4. Structure on cop-car front, sometimes (4,3) 8. Windshield post (1,6) 9. See 6-Down clue 10. Coin substitute at tool booth 11. Unwanted car-radio noise 13. Accelerates, in other words (5,2,3,3) 16. Car-appraisal criteria, ____ wear and tear 18. An intersection accident, slangily (1,4) 21. Fiat 500’s name in Pixar’s "Cars"
17 Lucky Students Selected for Craftsman Tool Grant
The donated tool kits included a 268 pc. Mechanic Tool Set with Lift-Top Lid Case plus Microtork Torque Wrench, a Craftsman 20 pc. Super-Duty Punch and Chisel Set, and a Craftsman 7-piece Fiberglass Handle Body and Fender Repair Tool Set.
Engine Series: Servicing Tips for the GM 3800 Series II Engine
The Buick 3.8L has evolved from its humble beginnings as a cheap, easy-to-build, economy motor in 1962, into one of the best pushrod motors in the universe.
Ohio Technical College Founder Passes
Julius A. Brenner, an educational leader in the automotive community, passed away May 6.