Under the Hood: Feeling the Pressure
Solving Fuel System-Related Issues
Crossword Puzzle: April 2012
Across 1. Radiators’ tubes-and-fins sections 4. Crash-activated devices (3,4) 8. Convertibles, slangily 9. Big brand in 14-Across components 10. Power-window system part 11. Suspension-system parts 12. Rejuvenate flat battery 14. Windshield-wiper components 18. Protrusion on an engine shaft (3,4) 20. Component absent in unibody car 22. Relationship between gears 23. Combination-wrench section (4,3) 24. Certain
Report Card: Code Red — Chevy’s Code 130R Concept
Painted in an all-new red metallic paint with matte anodized gold wheels, Code 130R features heritage performance-inspired styling and rear-wheel drive.
Finish Line: OTC Students ‘Ship Out’ Suzuki Marine Vehicle
“Does it float?” isn’t a typical question most project vehicle builders get when their creations debut for the first time. Then again, the Suzuki Marine Vehicle created by Cleveland-based Ohio Technical College (OTC) isn’t your typical custom car. The project began in the summer of 2011 when American Suzuki Motor Corporation was in search of
Finish Line: Hosting a Car Care Inspection Event at Your School
An event at your school could be used as a fund-raiser, as donations from vehicle owners who participate in the vehicle inspection process can be used for automotive lab and classroom equipment.
Component Connection: Noise Reduction — Replacing a Cartridge Wheel Bearing
While wheel bearing noise is one of the toughest problems for the customer to describe, it’s not unusual for it to come on so gradually that the customer may not even notice it until you mention it after an unrelated road test.
Pop Quiz: Head Gaskets
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the following sentences. Instructors can use this as an in-class assignment or homework.
Service Advisor: Charging Ahead with Battery Service
The actual service life of a battery depends upon its design and construction, and the operating conditions to which it might be exposed.
Crossword Puzzle: March 2012
Across 1. Disc-brake-job parts (6,3,4) 8. Term for dash-gauge grouping 9. State with potato-promoting plates 10. "Hey Little ____" Rip Chords song 11. Engine-lube reservoirs (3,4) 12. Old-car sound, sometimes 14. Sends car to salvage yard 18. Term for shuddering clutch action 20. Uneven carburetion term 22. Serpentine-belt predecessor (1,4) 23. Trunk-jack type, often 24.
Engine Series: A Decade of the Duratec 30
The 3.0L Duratec V6 was introduced in 1996 to replace the aging 3.8L V6 in the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable. Unlike its conventional pushrod predecessor, the 3.0L V6 has dual overhead cams, four valves per cylinder and an aluminum block with cast-iron cylinder liners.