Projects this past week-

Cory making spacers on the lathe for a brake conversion.
Shelby and Theresa seperating the intake and exhaust manifold from our 216 Chevy.
Colby and Garrett turning the drums for Colbys pickup.
James and Jimmy pull the head off our 216 Chevy.

Thanks for looking! Have a safe and happy Halloween!

Auto II update-

Work continues in the shop. Wednesday 10/28 we will discuss the questions we answered over the 4th ignition system video. Some work being done in the shop includes:
-replacing bent pushrods in a '52 Chevy pickup
-replacing a bad fuel pump in '73 Honda Civic
-cleaning and painting parts for a dropped axle front end
-preparing a Corvair steering box to be reversed for our Model T, as well as building a bracket to mount it
-fabricating a flat bed
-dissassembling a 350 in preparation to go to the machine shop
-deburring a 350 in preparation for Glyptol and paint
All this among lots of other activity!

Auto I update-

The class continues to study and discuss the chapter on disc brakes. We are currently in the process of fabricating brackets so we can update MII 9 1/2" brakes to 11" brakes. I am hashing out the fine details of this swap and then will hopefully turn the students loose on it.
We will also continue to finish the rebuild of the drum brakes on our dropped axle front end.

TFL update-

Tuesday 10/27 the class ventured into the shop and as part of our study of basic engine construction we dissassembled a 350 chevy. We identified components as they were removed and noticed some pretty substantial damage.
Wednesday we discussed the questions from page ER-15.
The questions from page ER-16 were assigned and will be due on Thursday 10/29.

Auto II schedule for week of 10/26

Monday 10/26
work in shop

Tuesday 10/27
Make up for students who need to watch Ignition video #4

Wednesday 10/28
Correct and discuss video #4

Thursday and Friday 10/29, 10/30
Work in shop-

TFL schedule for week of 10/26

Monday 10/26
Continue discussion of Chapter 1 Piston Engine Operation

Tuesday 10/27
Discuss
Collect questions from pages ER 7 and ER 15

Wednesday 10/28
Discuss
Answer questions on page ER 16

Auto I schedule for week of 10/26

This week we start to study the chapter on disc brakes!

Monday 10/26
Read pages BR 53-63
Do questions on pages BR 54, 58, 63

Tuesday 10/27
Discussion
Read Pages BR 63-71
Do questions on pages BR 67-71

Wednesday 10/28
Discussion
Do questions on page 71

Thursday 10/29 and Friday 10/31
Work in shop

Auto I and II grades updated Friday 10/23

Grades for both classes have been updated as of Friday 10/23, they can be viewed on Power School.
Be sure to check with the teacher about making up any missing work!

If you are missing work you wont be able to work in the shop until all your book work is done.

Auto 1 spends 3 days a week in the classroom and 2 in the shop.
Auto 2 spends almost all their time in the shop, with occasional assignments to hand in. Shop grades are based on 3 criteria; on task, following directions and cleaning up. Grades are earned by performing these 3 tasks.

Auto 2 viewed a video today on distributorless ignition systems. The questions they answered over the video will be discussed in class Monday. The next series of videos they will view will focus on the fuel system.

Using a vacuum gauge

Carla's '52 Chevy pickup was not running right. We hooked up a vacuum gauge to diagnose the problem. The reading on the gauge indicated a problem with the valves. Remove the valve cover and find that 3 pushrods have been bent! We suspect that because the pickup has been sitting idle for so long the gas has turned to varnish causing a couple of the valves to become stuck in the the valve guides, thus bending the pushrods.
A vacuum gauge is an incredibly useful tool that can be used to diagnose anything from this old '52 chevy pickup to a 2010 Camaro. Here is a cool website that explains how to use a vacuum gauge, it also includes some very useful animations

http://www.secondchancegarage.com/public/186.cfm

Here are Jeremy and Shane cleaning and inspecting the rocker arm shafts off the '52.

TFL update-

So far this week the students have begun a new chapter discussing internal combustion engines. Much emphasis is being placed on the 4-stroke cycle; intake, compression, power and exhaust.
Remember that questions ER 7, 15 and 16 are due Friday 10/23!

On Friday 10/23 the TFL class took what they have been learing about engine construction to the shop and worked to replace some pushrods in our 216 Chevy 6 cylinder engine.

Mustang transplant...

Nate has already done quite a bit of work getting his old Mustang running. Current plans call for pulling the 6 cylinder and replacing it with the 351 seen in the photo. In addition, Nate has begun powdercoating the suspension pieces he will need to convert the car to 5 lug.

Auto II class work for Friday 10/23

Friday we will watch the 4th video in the Engine Performance Series - Distributorless igniton systems. We will take a pre-test and post-test as always. That is the plan providing that the VCR doesnt eat the tape! :)

Fabrication

In addition to the normal auto shop projects our students also do a fair amount of fabrication as well. We have an incredible welding and drafting program here so many of our students come in with exceptional design and fab. skills. Fabricators, engineers, designers, etc. are needed just as the mechanics and technicians are.
In this picture Cade and Troy ponder the finer points of Cades' grill guard. In our part of the world a grill guard can mean the difference between being able to drive home or totalling your vehicle if you were to hit a deer or cow...

In the top picture Troy and Colter are building a flatbed...

Auto II tackles "no run" problem

Chris and Tyler diagnosing why this '86 Buick 3.8l will not run. They determined it has spark and compression so there next test led them to discover it did not have fuel (no fuel pressure at least). Next on the agenda was to test the fuel pressure regulator which seemed okay so now they are going to attack the fuel pump.

T project - lakes headers

Here Colter and Dusty are working on one of the headers for the T project. This project has been pretty difficult getting all the angle and mitres correct but I think we have this side close. Other side should go quicker!

TFL students / parents

Grades have been updated on Powerschool as of 10/19/09. Thanks!

Tool Names

Tool Names

Shared via AddThis

Good example of a number of different tools you might need in the shop.

Brake Fluid Check

Brake Fluid Check

Shared via AddThis

Here is one example of how to check your brake for contaminants.

Our T hot rod project...

One project we have in the shop has been in the works for a number of years. Years ago I bought a '26-7 Ford roadster body. To turn it into a project that the students could work on I assigned a number of my Jr. High Tech. students the task of drafting up a set of plans for a frame. The students drew some plans and we even mocked the body up on the frame. Fast forward a number of years and we started working on the project again. This time around a number of Auto II students build a number of brackets and did a substantial amount of welding on the frame. This part of the project gave us a great chance to talk about things like suspension and drive line angles. A few of the students took on the daunting task of repairing some of the body work, they did a great job of bringing back some sheetmetal that could have easily been discarded.
Our next major step will be rebuilding the Ford Y-Block engine we have for the project. This portion of the project would not be possible without the awesome genorosity from the fine folks at http://www.y-blocksforever.com/forums/Forum3-1.aspx The members of this website have donated a large amount of parts to make the project a reality. As soon as a couple of students are needing a project we will begin the job of reassembling the engine. I would like to have this car running and driving for our Bucking Horse Sale Parade this spring, I think it would be cool for the kids to drive their creation in the parade, we'll see!

Auto II Assignments for week of 10/19

Work in shop:

Student projects
Look up info on 3.8 fuel system
Continue work on T headers
Dissassemble, clean, paint, etc. MII disc brakes
Assemble drum brakes on dropped axle

Auto 1 assignements for week of 10/19

Monday 10/19
Finish watching Drum Brake Video and collect & discuss questions
Discuss Section 3 BR-38 to BR-43
Discuss Section 4 BR-44 to BR-49

Tuesday 10/20
Do Chapter 3 Review 1-8 on page BR-50

Wed. 10/21
Collect all work from Chapter 3
Demonstrate Brake Lathe

Thur. 10/22 and Friday 10/23
Work in shop
Student projects
Rebuild of drum brakes on dropped axle
Disassemble, clean, paint MII disc brakes

TFL Assignments for week of 10/19

Monday 10/19
Discuss and collect any questions from last week.
Read Chapter 1 Section 1 pages ER-3 to ER-7 in class and discuss.
Read Section 2 pages ER-8 to ER-7 in class and discuss.
Answer questions on pages ER-15 and ER-7, this are due Tuesday 10/20.

Tuesday 10/20
Discuss and collect questions from pages ER-15 and ER-7.
Answer Chapter 1 review questions 1-9 on page ER-16.

Wed. 10/21
Discuss and collect questions from page ER-16.

Plans for Thursday and Friday will be added soon!

Tube Mitering

A number of students in Auto 2 have projects that require them to miter tubing or pipe. One project is a grill guard and the other is a set of lakes style headers for our Model T. We searched on the 'net and found a couple of sites that offer programs that help you lay out the proper miter angle. We havent tried it yet on the headers but a couple of students have tried it out on the grill guard. Here is the link if you have some fabrication projects to tackle...

http://www.ozhpv.org.au/resources/shed/tubemiter.html

What to do after graduation?

If you are interested in studying Auto Mechanics after high school, check out the excellent program offered right here at Miles Community College-

http://milescc.edu/

How to read a micrometer-

Every class; TFL, Auto 1 and Auto 2 could require that you know how to read a micrometer. Micrometer measurements are accurate to the thousandth of an inch. Once you understand how to use the tool its pretty cool and kind of fun. Here is a neat link that can help you practice with the micrometer. Enjoy!

http://www.linnbenton.edu/auto/day/mike/read.html

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