Component Connection: A Little Homework Goes a Long Way
A Study in Starter Failures – In the early days of the automobile, starting an engine consisted of first retarding the spark and adjusting the hand choke to optimum fuel mixture. The next step was to pull a cylinder onto compression stroke and “snap” the piston past top dead center with the hand crank. Modern starters, of course, use an electric solenoid to close the circuit between the battery and starter motor and to keep the drive pinion engaged with the flywheel until the engine achieves idle speed.
Living Under the Hood: Sensing Something Awry
Once considered leading-edge technology, today’s oxygen sensor has become a commonplace service item on modern vehicles.
Getting a Charge out of Electrical Diagnostics
Adapted from Glen Beanard’s article in Underhood Service
Tech in Training
‘Current Events’ Electrical System Fundamentals Electrical principles, like voltage, amperage and resistance, can be described as cars passing along the roadway. Voltage would be the vehicles speed, amperage would be the number of vehicles on the road at the same time, and resistance would be the potholes in the roads surface. Basically, electricity is a
Stock Swap
Adapted from Boe Kalinoski’s article in ImportCar
The Adventure of the Modern Diagnostic Technician, Gary Gom
Adapted from Gary Goms’ short story in Counterman
Putting Nissan Components to the Test
Adapted from Dave Darr’s article in Import Car.
Creating a Bond with Welding Equipment
Adapted from Larry Carley’s article in TechShop