Tech Directions- October 2008

more than fun 1 x 2 3 4 6 Automotive Terms Crossword Puzzle ACROSS 8 7 9 1. Device that connects or disconnects the 11 12 13 10 engine from the transmission 4. Device that reduces 15 16 14 vibration 17 5. Metric unit of electrical resistance 18 6. Device moving back and forth or to and fro, like a clock pendulum 8. Term for a brake shoe 19 used in disc brakes 20 11. Device that produces alternating current and 21 22 23 recharges the battery 24 17. Rotary compressor or pump that pressurizes engine intake air 25 26 18. Device for storing electrical energy 27 19. Distance, center to 28 center, from front axle to rear axle 20. The main support mem29 ber in a MacPherson suspension system 21. Instrument for measuring the speed of the engine 16. Force that produces a twisting or 8. General term for any rod that transcrankshaft in rpms rotating motion fers force in compression 24. Shaft in the engine that is driven by 20. Racing tire characteristically very 9. The volume displaced by an engine’s gears, belts, or chain from the crankwide with no tread cylinders shaft 22. To enlarge the cylinders of an engine 10. A gasoline’s ability to resist detona25. The up-and-down distance the piston to a size larger than stock diameters tion travels within the cylinder 23. Distance between the center of the 12. Cylinder with a bore greater than its 28. Group of components used to transfront wheels to the center of rear stroke mit engine power to the driving wheels 13. The proper adjustment of the car’s wheels 26. Diameter of an engine cylinder or suspension 29. A liquid that mixes with the water in a bearing 14. To rebuild a device or an assembly, cooling system of a vehicle’s engine 27. Outer edge of a bare wheel such as an engine or a transmission 15. Distance the piston travels from botDOWN tom dead center to top dead center 2. Inward or outward tilt of the wheels within the cylinder See answers on page 14. and tires 3. Rotating metal shaft connected to the We will pay $25 for brainteasers, one-period challenges, and puzzles; $20 for wheels on either side of the vehicle cartoons; and $5 for jokes and humorous anecdotes used on this page. Prefer4. The power-transmitting components able theme for all submissions is applied science, technology, and technical in a car education. Send contributions to “More Than Fun,” PO Box 8623, Ann Arbor, MI 7. Small car that can seat two to four people 48107-8623. 5 30 techdirections ◆ OCTOBER 2008

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