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
Real World – Heading into Heavy Duty Opportunities
Thinking about a career in the heavy-duty engine building market? Experts in the industry share their thoughts on opportunities and challenges in this market.
T2s Service Advisor – Read Any Good Calipers, Lately?
Science Friction: Disc brake calipers come in many sizes and configurations, including fixed-caliper, multi-piston designs, and the more modern floating-caliper, single piston designs that may also contain a mechanically actuated parking brake. Needless to say, disc brake calipers have undergone a series of design changes that continue to make them more adaptable to late-model vehicle
Real World- Take Me Out! – Test Drive Pointers For Technicians
Adapted from Andrew Markel’s Articles in Brake & Front End
Tech In Training – Monitoring Emission Efficiency with O2 Sensors
As modern OBD II technology marches on, its clear that the zirconia-based oxygen sensor now is being sold more as a basic repair part than as a preventive maintenance part, and it changes the way technicians diagnose and sell oxygen sensors. To illustrate the difference, understand that an oxygen sensor replacement used to be considered
Real World – MTEC Electrical Technology
One would not think that a group of high school students at a hardscrabble technical school in the heart of West Virginia coal country would be competing in the countrys premier electric vehicle education program, the EV Challenge. Not only are the high school students at the Monongalia County Technical Education Center (MTEC) competing, they
Engine Series – Performance Power Through Induction Upgrades
Adapted from Larry Carley’s Article in ImportCar
Chevy V8 Small Block Power: 1955-2005
Adapted from Larry Carley’s article in Underhood Service
Getting Steered in the Right Direction
Adapted from Gary Goms article in Brake & Front End
Report Card: Hitting the Road in a Funked-Out Character-Mobile
Each of you may have a favorite all-time vehicle that you consider a "sweet ride." However, in Hershey, PA, "America’s sweetest ride" is the 26-foot long, 12-foot tall Hershey’s Kissmobile. This "sweet ride" is made up of three giant Hershey’s Kisses chocolates – a classic Hershey’s Kisses milk chocolate, a Hershey’s Kisses filled with carmel