BAKE 169
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
SPRING 2000


[Picture from Auto Fundamentals (Ford Motor Co.)]

Dr. D. M. McStravick

Office Hours:

Class Meeting: Wed. 4:00-5:15

3:00-4:00 T, Th

Classroom: MEB 123

Office: 213 MEB

Co-Instructor:
Sgt. L. Hulsey

Student Coordinator:
Joslyn Meier


I. SYLLABUS

II. COURSE SCHEDULE

III. LAB EXPERIMENT

IV. REFERENCES


 

 

 


II. COURSE SCHEDULES ( Excel file for download)

Date
No
Lecture Topics
Inst'r
Reading (Sclar)

Homework

1/19

1

Introduction: Syllabus; Expectations; Text, Car Manual; Course Direction

DM

Intro; Ch. 1,2

E-Mail: Expectations

1/26

2

Early Auto History, Parts of Auto

DM

Ch. 4,5

# 1: M-B Museum

2/2

3

Engine Theory, Parts of the Engine

DM

Ch.: 6,7
Ch. 1 (SS&J)

#2: Daimler Lab S'ware

2/9

4

Engine Theory cont'd; Diesel, etc.; Auto Systerms: Drive Train

DM

Ch.: 3,9

#3: Spec Guide p.546

2/16

5

Demo: Change Tire and Preventive Maint.

LH

Ch.: 11

#4: 10 Quest. E. Theory

2/23

6

Other Auto Systems: Electrical (w/ ignition), Fuel, and Suspension

DM

Ch. 8,13

#5: 15 Terms (Definitions)

3/1

7

Fuels & Oils, Lubrication and Cooling System, Term Paper Topics

DM

Ch. 10

#6: 15 Terms (Definitions)

3/8

8

Mid-term Recess

3/15

9

Safety Aspects; Seat Belts; Theft; Accidents; Car Jacking

LH

Ch. 12, 14

# 7:Theft Questions

3/22

10

Efficiency; Internal Combustion Lab

DM

Ch. 15-18

Par. Grade: Lab Report

3/29

11

Road Repairs; Road Safety, Preventive Maint.

LH

Ch. 20,21

# 8:Questions on P. Maint.

4/5

12

Troubleshooting;Auto Reliability Rating

DM/LH

Ch. 23

# 9: Definition of Terms

4/12

13

MiniBaja Mtg.; Term Project Review

DM

Ch. 25,26

#10: Q's on Troubleshooting

4/19

14

Auto Repair Shop; Maint. : Term Project Due

DM/LH

Ch. 22,24

4/26

15

Misc. Topics;Evaluations;

DM

 

 

 

 

IV. REFERENCS

1) Bauer, H., Automotive Handbook, Pub. by Robert Bosch GmbH, 1996, Stuttgart

2) Stockel,M. W., Stockel M. T., Johanson C., Auto Fundamentals, Goodheart-Wilcox Company, Inc.,

Tinley Park, IL. 1996.

3) Sclar, D., Auto Repair for Dummies, IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., Chicago, 1999.

4) Sikorsky, R., Drive It Forever, ATG Media,Monrovia, CA 1997.

5) Halderman, J. D., Automotive Technology, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1999

6) Briggs & Stratton, Repair Manual for Single Cylinder 4-Cycle Engines, Briggs & Stratton Corp., 1994

7) Sandford, J. F., Heat Engines, Double Day & Company, Inc., New York, 1962