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Miscellaneous Useful Information
Jim Halderman
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Introduction
• Former flat-rate technician, business owner and professor of Automotive Technology
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Why this Topic?
• Students want to know if something being discussed is a “need to know”
• Some things are “nice to know”• Some things are “miscellaneous information”• Which do you think students remembered the
most?
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Gale L. Halderman
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The penny on the wheel cover story
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NEON Front Fender
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Roof steel thickness
Ford engineer said:“Has to be just thick enough to keep the rain out”
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Torque Paint
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You can’t see both sides of a car at the same time
• When selling a vehicle, put the best wheels on the driver’s side.
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OE Tires
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Tire noise
• According to tire engineers:
• 80% of the tire noise is transmitted into the passenger compartment
through the chassis (bushings, etc.)
• Just 20% of tire noise is transferred through the air
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New tires go on the rear
• If purchasing only two tires, they should be placed on the rear.
• The driver has direct control of the front wheels
• The driver does NOT have direct control of the rear wheels
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Full-Time Four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive vehicles
• Four-wheel drive or all-wheel drive vehicles must have tire tread depth all within 1/16 inch of each other
• If not, then a vibration will likely occur
• Transfer case damage is also very likely
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Smooth in=toed inSmooth out=toed out
• If rough feeling front to rear along the tread= high speed cornering.
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Shock when touching metal
• Silicon used in tires and replacing the carbon black
• Use static guard spray on the seats
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TPMS-check the spare!
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Font size
• Using Arial font is commonly used• Times New Roman takes up less space• Therefore, if you are trying to get more text in
a same space, use Times New Roman font
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Power Point Trick
• B= black screen (no need to shut off the projector)
• W= white (can be used to light the white board)
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Cadillac Gas Gauge Story
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Fuel Level Sensor Values
• F= 194-220 Ohms • ¾= 156 Ohms• ½= 125 Ohms• ¼= 85 Ohms• Low Fuel Light= 55 Ohms• E= 45 Ohms (about2 Gallons)
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Genie Light?
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How Many Gallons in a Barrel of Oil?
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Dash warning lights mean?
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Wiring Numbers
• Connectors (C or J)• Grounds (G)• 100s=under the hood• 200s=under the dash• 300s =in the passenger compartment• 400s= in the truck or rear compartment
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OBD II Plug-Pins 4 and 5 are longer
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VOLT plug is an SAE standardized plug
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Hybrid 12-volt Auxiliary battery
• If the 12-volt battery is inside the vehicle then it is an absorbed glass mat (AGM )type
• If the 12-volt battery is located under the hood, it is a flooded cell type
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Battery date codes
• The shipping sticker shows month and year.• The month is a letter.(February,2003)
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7X cost = Retail Price
Example:Cost = $5.00Sell to Warehouse Distributor (WD)= $10.00(100% markup is a 50% margin)
WD sells to local parts warehouse (divide by 0.65)(35% margin)= $15.38Warehouse sells to parts store = $23.67Parts store sells to customer = $36.41
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AOP and AOD
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The least used seat is behind the driver
I used this information to replace door window crank with one that is broken.
I replaced it with the one on the left rear…..no one noticed it.
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CAT -2004+ (rear brick is reduction)
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CAT Universal- measure rear brick
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Torque
• Is it Lb-Ft?• Or is it Ft-Lb?• Officially is expressed as a force times a distance• Therefore it should be lb-ft• The metric unit is OK
(Newton-meter)
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The second click story
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HP and Torque curves must cross
• HP= Torque times RPM/5252• The two curves must cross at 5,252 RPM
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The Binder Clip Trick
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Lexus Alignment Rack Story
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An engine stops with one cylinder 70 degrees BTDC
Engine stops when one cylinder is on the compression stroke.
That is why ring gears always seem to show wear at certain places and not spread uniformly around the gear.
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Styrofoam block?
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Hourly rate to yearly pay
• Take the rate per hour and multiply by 2,000• (50 week times 40 hours = 2,000 hours)• $10 an hour equals $20,000 a year
• You can also work backward:• $50,000 a year is equal to $25 an hour• $50,000/ 2000 = $25
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My Favorite Saying
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Rule of 72
• If money earns 10% interest, then your money will double every 7.2 years.
• If money earns 7.2% interest, your money will double every 10 years.
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Human Body
• Likes 68 to 78 degrees F
• Lower than 68 F, most want heat
• Higher than 78 F, most want cooling
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C degrees to F degrees
• To easily convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit degrees:
• Double it and add 25
• 20° C X 2= 40 + 25 = 65°F (Actual =68°F)
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Ignore the wind-chill factor
• The wind chill factor is used to estimate the amount of heat loss from the human body when exposed to cold and wind.
• The wind does not change the temperature.• Antifreeze does not need to be able to
protect against freezing to the wind-chill temperature…..just the air temperature
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Noise rules- Remember ”EARS”
• E= Earplugs• A=Avoid (if you have to shout to be heard, you
need hearing protection)• R= Reduce volume• S= Shorten time of exposure
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E85 is not 85% Ethanol
• Usually tested as being 81% to 82%• Can be as low as 70% in the winter.
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Pound with something softer
When pounding on something pound with:•Brass on steel•Plastic on aluminum•Plastic or rawhide on plastic
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Paper on table demo
• Place paper on table• Place both hands together in the center and move
them outward• Nothing happens to the paper• Now place hands at the ends and move toward
the center• The paper wrinkles• Students will remember how to properly tighten
fasteners in the proper sequence
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click-click vs. clunk-clunk
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Do no harm• Use a plastic ice scraper as a gasket scraper to
avoid causing damage to aluminum parts.
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Engine torque when in Drive and Reverse
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Micron filter size
• Most air and fuel filters can filter to 20-30 microns
• The human eye cannot see anything smaller than about 40 microns
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Large files to send?
• I use yousendit.com• FREE• Have to register • Up to a gigabyte a month• Fast and easy
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Brakes stop wheels-not vehicles
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“Competitive” brake pads
• From an importer: “The box costs me more than the brake pads.”
• Always try to use good quality parts from a known manufacturer
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Books
• Custom books can be made with content from any number of different books into one book.
• They can also include instructor-created documents, pictures or art.
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Books can be rented
• Either hard copy or electronic
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Summary
• Cool information helps add interest to any class
• I like to tell stories to help students remember facts and information
• Make your class a fun place to learn• Enjoy• [email protected]