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: 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: With easy-to-understand diagrams, animation, and live-action close-ups, this video guides students through the workings of front-end engine components. Viewers will receive an overview of basic front-end parts, including an outline of the three types of cam drives, and in-depth sections on the construction of timing gears, timing chains, timing belts, harmonic balancers, and front covers....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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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: Differential Construction and Operation 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...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006