Street Rod Jeopardy

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Street Rod Jeopardy
Day one
VRoom, VRoom Just Stop It Take A Brake Wheels, Tires and Bearings, Oh My! Racers, Start your Engines
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• After a wet/dry compression test,
• the reading on one engine cylinder
• reads 85 pounds dry and 120
• pounds wet. This usually indicates
• A leaking head gasket
• worn-out piston rings
• worn valve guides
• burned valves 10

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The diameter of an engine cylinder is called the
(A) bore (B) displacement (C)
stroke 20
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A mechanic referring to an engine as a 350 means
that the engine (A) produces 350
horsepower (B) weighs 350 pounds (C)
has a displacement of 350 cubic inches
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To provide balance, crankshafts have (A)
drilled oil passages (B) counterweights
opposite the cranks (C)
thrust bearings 40
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DAILY DOUBLE
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An engine cylinder must be thoroughly cleaned
after honing. What is the recommended method
used to clean the cylinder? (A) brush
using soap and water (B) wipe using clean
rags and gasoline (C) rinse using solvent and
blow dry (D) rinse with honing oil
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IN DISC BRAKES, MOVEMENT OF THE CALIPER PISTONS
FORCES THE BRAKE LININGS AGAINST THE (A)
DRUM (B) DISC (C) CALIPER (D)
WHEEL 10
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DRUM BRAKES AND DISC BRAKES ARE BOTH TYPES OF
(A) HYDRAULIC BRAKES (B) PARKING BRAKES
(C) MECHANICAL BRAKES (D) ALL OF THE
ABOVE 20
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IN DRUM BRAKES, MOVEMENT OF THE WHEEL-CYLINDER
PISTONS CAUSES MOVEMENT OF THE (A) BRAKE
SHOES (B) BRAKE DRUM (C) CALIPER
(D) BRAKE PEDAL 30  
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IN THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM, FORWARD MOVEMENT
OF THE MASTER-CYLINDER PISTON FORCES BRAKE
FLUID (A) OUT OF THE WHEEL CYLINDERS
(B) INTO THE POWER CYLINDER (C) INTO THE
WHEEL CYLINDERS OR CALIPERS (D)
INTO THE CYLINDER PISTONS 40
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PARKING BRAKES ARE ADJUSTED BY (A)
LOOSENING THE BRAKE CABLES (B) RESTORING
PROPER TENSION TO THE BRAKE CABLE
(C) REFILLING THE MASTER CYLINDER (D) USING
THE BRAKE-SHOE ADJUSTING GAUGE 50  
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THE PURPOSE OF PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL
TIMES AFTER DISC BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT IS TO
MAKE SURE THAT (A) A FIRM PEDAL IS
OBTAINED (B) THE PEDAL WORKS (C) THE
RESERVOIR IS FILLED (D) THE DISC IS PROPERLY
POSITIONED  
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TWO TYPES OF DISC BRAKES ARE (A) TWO-DISC
AND FOUR PISTON (B) FIXED-CALIPER AND
FLOATING CALIPER (C) SLIDING-CALIPER AND
FLOATING-CALIPER (D) ALL OF THE ABOVE
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ON A FLOATING CALIPER, PAD REPLACEMENT CAN BE
MADE (A) ONLY AFTER CALIPER IS REMOVED
(B) WITHOUT REMOVING CALIPER (C) WITHOUT
REMOVING WHEEL (D) AFTER PISTONS ARE REMOVED
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DAILY DOUBLE
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• THE MEASUREMENT CAST INTO THE DISC IS
• THE MINIMUM THICKNESS TO WHICH
• THE DISC MAY BE WORN
• (B) THE MINIMUM THICKNESS TO WHICH
• THE DISC CAN BE REFINISHED
• (C) THE MAXIMUM THICKNESS WHICH WILL
• FIT IN THE CALIPER
• (D) THE MAXIMUM THICKNESS WHICH CAN BE
• USED WITH STANDARD SHOES 40

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• WHENEVER REAR DRUM BRAKES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED,
• NO FURTHER ADJUSTMENT OF THE PARKING
• BRAKE IS REQUIRED
• (B) THE PARKING BRAKE HAS BEEN PROPERLY
• ADJUSTED ALSO
• (C) THE PARKING BRAKE WILL REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT
• (D) NONE OF THE ABOVE 50

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THE BALL JOINTS ARE LOCATED BETWEEN THE STEERING
KNUCKLE AND THE   A. STEERING LINKAGE B.
STEERING ARMS C. STABILIZER BAR D. CONTROL
ARMS 10
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IN THE TYPICAL LEAF-SPRING INSTALLATION, THE
SPRING IS HUNG FROM THE AXLE HOUSING BY   A. A
HANGER B. TWO U-BOLTS C. A SHACKLE D. A
THROUGH BOLT 20
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ON REAR-WHEEL BRAKES, OIL OR GREASE LEAKAGE PAST
THE WHEEL BEARING SEALS INDICATES THAT THE
(A) WHEEL BEARINGS SHOULD BE REPLACED (B)
SEAL SHOULD BE REPLACED (C) AXLE SHOULD BE
REPLACED (D) WHEEL CYLINDER SHOULD BE
REPLACED 30  
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• MANY TIRES HAVE TREAD WEAR INDICATORS,
• WHICH ARE
• A SERIES OF WARNING LIGHTS ON THE
• INSTRUMENT PANEL
• (B) SPECIAL TYPES OF VALVE STEMS
• (C) FILLED-IN SECTIONS OF TREAD GROOVES
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THE THREE BASIC TYPES OF SPRINGS ARE (A) RUBBER,
AIR, AND COIL (B) LEAF, COIL, AND TORSION BAR (C)
LEAF, TORSION BAR, AND RUBBER 50 
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VALVES ARE CLOSED BY THE (A) CAM (B)
SPRINGS (C) ROCKER ARM (D) PUSH ROD
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What part of the engine has the greatest effect
on a specific engine's power output
characteristic? (A) crankshaft throw angle
(B) engine displacement (C) cam lobe
design (D) bore-to- stroke ratio 20
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Which of the following describes a camshaft
characteristic? 1. The cam lobe shape
determines the engine performance
characteristics 2. The cam journals are
larger than the lobes   (A) 1 only
(B) 2 only (C) 1 and 2 (D) neither 1 nor
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One of the best methods for removing carbon from
the head of a piston is (A) with a wire
buffing wheel (B) with a scraping tool (C) sand
blasting the entire piston (D) with emery cloth
or an abrasive compound 40  
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• When using plastigauge to check
• bearing clearance,
• the flatter the plastigauge,
• the less the clearance
• (B) the flatter the plastigauge,
• the more the clearance
• (C) the rounder the plastigauge,
• the less the clearance 50
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Final JeopardyBody Work
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Final Jeopardy Question

• What is the name of the chemical that is used to
  remove grease and wax from panels that are to
  receive body work?