• New to cars
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I just got a car about a year ago this summer and I want to take the time to actually work on it. The entire lower body seems to need rebuilt (a lot of Bondo), but I wanted to learn how to do some engine work for the heck of it. Where would be a good place to start? Here are some of my fundamental questions: (1.) How doest the internal combustion engine work? I understand the cycle, spark, and conversion of combustible gas into usable energy. But that's about it. (2.) What are some of the different types of engines and how are they different? Thanks!
It is kinda hard to answer those questions. I mean they are very broad. Something you can do talk to someone who knows cars and just learn things about your car. Google can answer most questions. Once you know the basics you can apply them to most cars.
rotaries have apex seals. buy a haynes for your car and hang around friends who know shit about cars also every weekend watch the powerblock on spiketv.
What times it on?
around noon i think
Usually starts around 11 for me. They don't always just TELL you what things do/how things work. You kinda have to have a general knowledge of things but the 4 shows do give you some great knowledge if you pay attention. [url]http://www.powerblocktv.com/site3/[/url]
suck, squeeze, bang, blow. how a piston engine works
[QUOTE=lemon_lover;30151411]suck, squeeze, bang, blow. how a piston engine works[/QUOTE] how a whore works
they both bring me great pleasure. :smug:
[QUOTE=lemon_lover;30151411]suck, squeeze, bang, blow. how a piston engine works[/QUOTE] But what if you own a steam enging car????
A good place to start would be to do a few routine maintenance tasks yourself... Check fluids, change oil + filter, clean air filter, change brake pads (clean the calipers too) and just start off with the little bits until you feel comfortable working your way round the car. Apply a bit of common sense and it's generally easy. If you can pick up an old banger to practice working on then even better, the best way to learn is to just get stuck in and have someone to ask when you get stuck, that's how I learn, normally as I go along with a rough guide of how to do the job if I don't already know.
Extermely helpful guys, thanks! Anyways, its the general concept of the internal combustion engine that I have trouble grasping. I did some work on brakes, and some EXTREMELY limited engine work. Not to mention about 30% of my car is now bondo. Lol
Have a look at [url]www.howstuffworks.com[/url] They have some pretty detailed writeups on pretty much anything you want to know, usually with some half decent diagrams too.
watch wheeler dealers, ed knows his shit
[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;30159215]watch wheeler dealers, ed knows his shit[/QUOTE] I've recently watched every single episode :allears:
I just finished watching the entire series, and all of which is awesome.
Why would you bump this thread to say only that?
[QUOTE=grimshaw;31226426]I just finished watching the entire series, and all of which is awesome.[/QUOTE] Of wheeler dealers? good man if so
Of course, they really know their stuff. Now I'm in the process of watching Top Gear (Euro and American) and it's very enlightening, but still kinda silly at the same time.
Well, theres 3 types to start with. 1 Internal Combustion Engines. (gas) 2 External Combustion Engines. (steam) 3 Compression Ignition Engines. (diesel) A Internal Combustion engine like in every day cars works like this: The piston starts at the top, the intake valve opens, and the piston moves down to let the engine take in a cylinder-full of air and gasoline. This is the intake stroke. Only the tiniest drop of gasoline needs to be mixed into the air for this to work. Then the piston moves back up to compress this fuel/air mixture. Compression makes the explosion more powerful. When the piston reaches the top of its stroke, the spark plug emits a spark to ignite the gasoline. The gasoline charge in the cylinder explodes, driving the piston down. Once the piston hits the bottom of its stroke, the exhaust valve opens and the exhaust leaves the cylinder to go out the tailpipe. A steam engine is very simple. It is basically pressurized steam that moves a piston back and forth that pushes some sort of drive rod (not an expert) A diesel engine is a little more complex though. Air is drawn into the cylinder and is compressed by the moving piston at a compression ratio as high as 25:1, At the end of the piston stroke, diesel fuel is injected into the combustion chamber through an atomising nozzle. The fuel ignites directly from contact with the air, the temperature of which reaches 700-900 degrees. The combustion causes the gas in the chamber to heat up rapidly, which increases its pressure, . [editline]29th July 2011[/editline] Well, I correct myself, there is another and its Electric, but I don't know anything about them.
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