Module #2: Basic Theory of Apparatus Drive Train

Question 1

What are the FOUR Strokes that take place within the Engine Cylinder?

Answer 1

Intake
Compression
Power
Exhaust

Question 2

The MAIN DIFFERENCE between Gasoline and Diesel Engines is that they have TWO different methods of introducing the ______ into the Cylinder and igniting the ____-____ mixture.

Answer 2

Fuel

Fuel-Air

Question 3

Diesel Engines:

The AIR becomes greatly heated during the _________ Stroke, and the Diesel Fuel IGNITES and BURNS as it is Injected into the Heated Air>

Answer 3

Compression

Question 4

Pressure developed by the COMPRESSION Stroke is much greater in the Diesel Engine. Pressures as high as _____ psi are common.

Answer 4

500 psi

Question 5

DIESEL ENGINES: At the TOP of the COMPRESSION stroke (when the temperatures are Highest), the temperature in the Chamber will be about ______ F.

Answer 5

1,000 F.

Question 6

The DIFFERENCE between a Diesel and Gasoline engine is that the Diesel engine controls the QUANTITY of ______, whereas the Gasoline engine controls the QUANTITY of ______ that enters into the Chamber.

Answer 6

Fuel

Air

Question 7

The GASOLINE cycle is often referred to as having Constant _______ Combustion while the DIESEL cycle is referred to as having Constant-________ Combustion.

Answer 7

Volume

Pressure

Question 8

The DIESEL Engine has Continuous Combustion during the ENTIRE length of the _______ Stroke.

Answer 8

Power

Question 9

The purpose of the _______ ________ is to transmit the power of the engine to the Drive Wheels.

Answer 9

Power Train

Question 10

The _________ stores up ENERGY of Rotation when the instantaneous torque on the Crankshaft is Greater than average and releases the energy when the torque is Less than average.

Answer 10

Flywheel

Question 11

The TORQUE CONVERTER consists of what 3 Elements?

1. _______
2. _______
3. _______

Answer 11

1. Pump
2. Stator
3. Turbine

Question 12

A ________ ________ is a flexible coupling between the Two Shafts that permits one shaft to drive another at an angle to it. This unit is necessary to provide Flexibility in the Power Train as the vehicle travels over Uneven Surfaces.

Answer 12

Universal Joint

Question 13

A ______ ______ provides that necessary telescopic action in the Drive Line.

Answer 13

Slip Joint

Question 14

This device carries the Torque from the Transmission to the Rear-End.

Answer 14

Drive Line (a.k.a. Propeller Shaft, Drive Shaft)

Question 15

The function of the _______ _______ is to change the direction of the power that is transmitted by the Propeller Shaft (a.k.a. Drive Line) through 90 degrees to the driving axles.

Answer 15

Final Drive

Question 16

The _________ is the unit that allows the Axles to turn at different speeds from each other and contains the Spinder Pinion Gears that drive the axles only if they have resistance on BOTH axles.

Answer 16

Differential

Question 17

An AXLE that supports part of the Weight of the vehicle and also Drives the wheels connected to it, is known as a ______ Axle.

Answer 17

Live