Service Advisor: Reducing Problem Gases: Examining Ford’s EGR System
Typically, the Ford EGR system doesn’t require regular maintenance, but a valve that is clogged or sticks could result in the check engine light turning on, a decrease in gas mileage, a vehicle that idles roughly or fails the next emissions test. Then what?
Finish Line: Oregon Students Win 62nd Annual Ford/AAA Auto Skills Competition
Team Earns Thousands in Scholarships and Title of ‘Nation’s Best Student Auto Technicians’
Winners of National Automotive Technology Competition Head to the NHRA SuperNationals
Team Lexus — the team of high school automotive technology students who recently won the National Automotive Technology Competition at the New York Auto Show this past April — were rewarded with a trip to the NHRA SuperNationals in Englishtown, NJ, courtesy of Summit Racing Equipment and Delmar Cengage Learning
Finish Line: Scholarship Recipient Graduates, Moves Forward in NASCAR Training
Jennifer LaFever, who grew up tinkering on cars with her father in southern California, was selected as a 2010 Brienne Davis Scholarship recipient.
Honeywell’s Friction Materials Team Congratulates ‘The Passion That Drives You’ Scholarship Winners
Eight Students Rev Up for Class After Receiving a $2,500 Scholarship Sponsored by the Bendix Brand.
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.
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.
Bendix Brakes Announces ‘The Passion that Drives You’ Scholarship Winners
The scholarship contest ran from Sept. 22 to Dec. 1, 2009 and asked participants to answer three questions regarding their passion for vehicles.
Roger Penske Donates $25,000 Scholarship for a Female Seeking a NASCAR Career
Penske Donation Goes to UTI Foundation’s Brienne Davis Memorial Scholarships. The deadline for scholarship applications is Dec. 31, 2009.
Truck Stop: Start Your Engines — Tips for Winterizing Heavy-Duty Diesels
Diesels like it hot. Although a heavy-duty diesel engine can power a truck, locomotive or even an oil rig, it still needs some TLC in preparation for cold temperatures.