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Automobile industry and trade Automobile mechanics Automobiles Bodies Maintenance and repair Automobiles Maintenance and repair Vocational guidance Automobiles Maintenance and repair Vocational guidance Juvenile literature Business planning Energy consumption Energy development Natural resources Management Power resources Environmental aspectsMarlowe, Christie.
Summary: Learn how to start a career in auto repair and what you need to succeed in the field. Find out about the prospects for these careers in the future, how much car repair workers can make each year, and whether your path to success includes a career as a car mechanic.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 629.2 MARGiven-Wilson, Rachel
Summary: "Find out how to prepare for a job as an auto mechanic, and which different types of vehicles you can work on"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Jobs Given-WilsonSummary: Focusing on both conventional and hybrid vehicles, this program examines the systems that make them run and the tools that keep them running. After an introduction to the power train and the fuel, electrical, cooling, exhaust, steering, suspension, and brake systems, the video moves on to the auto tech’s personal hand tools and shared shop tools. All manner of wrenches, pliers, screwdrivers,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Is it too late to rethink our relationship with the automobile? Hosted by University of Alberta professor Brian Fleck, this program investigates recent developments in alternative fuels and car design. In Italy, MIT students Robyn Allen and Anna Jaffe, cofounders of the Vehicle Design Summit, present their prototype-a plug-in hybrid designed for the congested streets of India. Then, Jeremy...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Examines how to use the precision measuring tools essential to auto mechanics. Demonstrates the use of micrometers, dial indicators, feeler gauges, plastigauges, dial bore gauges, straight edges and other tools essential to the trade, while showing actual auto part measurements.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: CV Axles is a 24-minute video which is part of the series Drive Trains. This group of 6 videos not only provides a general overview of drive trains and how they operate, but highlights construction, design, and components. Each video covers a specific topic and uses 3-D animation and cutaways to demonstrate working parts and how they function. Detailed areas are: * automotive clutch *...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Diesel Engine Teardown is a twenty-four minute video which is part of the series, Diesel Engines. These videos overview the design, construction, and operation of diesel engines; detail the steps needed to properly disassemble, inspect, and measure the parts of diesel engines; and summarize how to install the major parts of a diesel engine back onto its short block. Turbochargers and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Differential Service is a 32-minute video which is part of the series Drive Trains. This group of 6 videos not only provides a general overview of drive trains and how they operate, but highlights construction, design, and components. Each video covers a specific topic and uses 3-D animation and cutaways to demonstrate working parts and how they function. Detailed areas are: * automotive...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Guiding students through a major component of automotive power, this video summarizes the design and construction of engine bottom end or short block assemblies. It explains how bottom end parts are made and illustrates exactly what they do inside an engine, while comparing and contrasting various part designs. Configurations for the cylinder block, crankshaft, connecting rods, bearings, and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Illustrating cylinder head, valve, and valve train construction, this video is the ideal visual aid for any hands-on course in automotive engine technology. In the cylinder head construction section, viewers will learn the configuration of the cylinder head, head gasket, valve cover, camshaft, cylinder head ports, combustion chambers, and other components. The valve construction section shows...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program explores the basic tests and repairs on an electronic fuel injection system. It discusses how to isolate the problem and the systems, tests, and repairs needed to fix typical gasoline injection system malfunctions.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program covers physical principles, the basic refrigeration cycle, and the function of major parts, and compares the two major system classifications, expansion valve and orifice tube. Includes theoretical and service information on R-134a refrigerant systems.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: So your students think hybrids are a new idea? Show them how far hybrid technology has come since the 1800s. This video surveys the historical background of hybrid cars, introduces students to hybrid configurations currently on the road or in development, and explains the basic principles of hybrid system propulsion.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Introduces the operation, construction and design variations of small gas engines. Live-action video footage and computer graphics are used to explain how both two- and four-stroke engines operate. Design variations, such as poppet vs. reed valves, valves-in-block vs. overhead valves, gasoline vs. diesel vs. LP gas, air vs. liquid cooled are all explained.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Updated for 2009! This video explains the functions of the starting system and the construction of its components in detail: the battery, starter motor, starter drive, solenoid, in-dash or in-column ignition switch, and neutral safety switch or clutch switch.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This program covers the proper working order of the clutch and gearbox and provides step-by-step minor maintenance procedures for both. The second portion of the program looks at how to get the longest life from your tires and how to properly and safely change a flat tire. The last segment covers the suspension system and explains how to perform periodic brake system checks that will keep your...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program presents crucial information for anyone owning or operating an automobile. It covers all the basic inspections and service operations needed to keep a car running safely and dependably and is ideal for service station attendants, driver education courses, and first-year classes in general auto mechanics.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: To provide students with a complete front-wheel drive wheel-bearing service education, use this detailed, animation-rich program. Main sections include bearing assembly removal, pressing out the old bearing, and reinstalling the bearing assembly. Viewers will learn how to remove the hub, remove the bearing assembly from a CV axle, and remove the steering knuckle if needed. Knuckle removal...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: With helpful live-action footage and 3-D computer animation, this program shows students how to analyze scan-tool data retrieved from OBD II vehicles. Topics covered include: the concept of cybernetics, or how computerized monitoring systems are modeled on the human senses; active and passive sensors; the role of computers in antilock brake, suspension control, climate control, hybrid drive,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The word "mechanic" doesn't apply to automotive service any longer-"technician" is more accurate. This program shows students how to use a scan-tool to diagnose car system problems, covering the following specific topics: pinpoint tests; active sensor service for oxygen, magnetic, knock, and light or solar sensors; passive sensor service for temperature, throttle position, pressure, and flow...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Brake system service is not only a major aspect of automotive education-it's a matter of life or death. This program covers all phases of brake service, outlining diagnostic methods for system malfunctions as well as how-to sections on servicing master cylinders, boosters, and disc and drum brakes. Viewers are shown every step, from differentiating between lever and rod type adjustors.. to drum...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Understanding a hybrid car's hydraulic and electronic braking systems is essential for owner and technician alike. This video shows how both systems work, clearly illustrating the differences and similarities between standard and hybrid maintenance. Emphasizing that a hybrid's hydraulic brakes are used infrequently and have low yet very specific servicing needs, the program also explains safety...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Updated for 2009! In this video, an automotive technician shows how to diagnose charging system malfunctions: first, by visual inspection of battery terminals, wires, belts, and fuses/fusible links, and then by gathering data with an amp meter, a volt meter, a noise detector, and a load tester. The video also demonstrates how to remove an alternator (both swivel mount and spring-loaded idler...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: This video program summarizes the operation of automobile emission systems including parts, terminology, and measuring controls. The use of live action, cutaways, and computer animation explains and details how PCVs, EGRs, catalytic converters, air, traction, and other systems function.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006