Car Quiz # 3            1/20/2007

How much do you know about car related stuff? 

Take quiz #3 and find out but it's a little harder than #1 or #2.

 

  1. A radiator cap has a pounds per square inch (PSI) number on them telling you what the cap is rated at. For every "one" PSI added to the cooling system, how much does that add to the boiling point of the water?

    2. 1 degree
    2 degrees
    3 degrees
    4 degrees
    5 degrees
  2. Electrical devices that let current flow in only one direction are called?

    3. Capacitor
    Resistor
    Diode
    Transformer
    Relay
  3. When you here the term "Single plane", what would you be talking about?

    4. Cylinder head
    Brakes
    Suspension
    Carburetor
    Intake manifold
  4. When you here the term "Pitman arm", what would you be talking about?

    5. Cylinder head
    Brakes
    Suspension
    Carburetor
    Intake manifold
  5. When you here the term "Guide plates", what would you be talking about?

    6. Cylinder head
    Brakes
    Suspension
    Carburetor
    Intake manifold
  6. When you here the term "Metering block", what would you be talking about?

    7. Cylinder head
    Brakes
    Suspension
    Carburetor
    Intake manifold
  7. When you here the term "Proportioning valve", what would you be talking about?

    8. Cylinder head
    Brakes
    Suspension
    Carburetor
    Intake manifold
  8. Why is it so important when braking in a flat tappet camshaft to run the engine around 2500 RPM for the first 20 - 25 minutes?

    9. To make sure the radiator is up to the task of keep the engine cool enough with the new cam
    So the cam doesn't go flat
    To make sure oil gets to the lifters
    Because you have to keep timing the engine along the way
    Both B and C
  9. What is one advantage of having an electric fan?

    10. It circulates the water better
    No moving parts
    Frees up horsepower
    Cheaper
    Both A and B
  10. What's the difference between a Wet Sump and Dry Sump oiling system?

    11. A wet sump has more oil that a dry sump system
    A wet sump system is contained in the oil pan
    A dry sump system is contained in the oil pan
    A dry sump system doesn't use oil
    Both C and D
  11. Why is a Push Rod hollow?

    12. To make it lighter
    So water can pass through it
    So wires can pass through it
    So oil can pass through it
    To aid in the assembly
  12. How many valve cover hold-down bolts are there in a typical big block Chevy?

    13. 4
    5
    6
    7
    8
  13. At what time does Detention occur?

    14. Two to three degrees before top dead center
    Two to three degrees after top dead center
    Five to ten degrees before top dead center
    Five to ten degrees after top dead center
    None of the above
  14. When your talking about seat pressure on cylinder heads, what are you relating too?

    15. How much pressure that comes in contact with the cylinder head and engine block
    How much pressure that comes in contact with the intake manifold and cylinder head
    How much pressure that comes in contact with valve heads and cylinder heads
    How much pressure that comes in contact with the spring retainers and valve locks
    How much pressure that comes in contact with the valve springs and valve locks
  15. Where would you find a Pressure Plate?

    16. Its part of the oil pump
    It's part of the transmission
    It's part of the brakes
    It's part of the rear-end
    It's part of the clutch
  16. How many bolts hold on a stock style Pressure Plate?

    17. 2
    3
    4
    5
    6
  17. What do traction bars prevent?.

    18. Spinning your tires
    Loosing traction
    Spring wrapping
    Going backwards
    Doing wheelies
  18. Where would you find Spider gears?

    19. In the rear-end
    In the oil pump
    In the transmission
    In the windshield motor
    In the water pump

  19. What is one difference in the fuel system when running a fuel injection setup compared to one running a carburetor?

    20. The fuel system needs a return line
    The fuel system doesn't need a return line
    You need two fuel pumps
    You need twice the fuel line size
    Both C and D
  20. Increasing your compression ratio by one point increases your horsepower (on average) by how much?

    21. 5
    10
    15
    20
    30