Fire
Tools
Best Practices
School Rules
Potpourri
100

These should be clean and free of combustible chemicals when working around heat or flame.

What are clothes?

100

These are the devices used to support a car after it's been lifted for service.

What is a jack stand?

100

This should be tied back before working in the shop.

What is long hair?

100

This is the rule that says students should not be out of class in the first or last 20 minutes of a period.

What is the 20/20 rule?

100

This common three word term refers to the family of overhead valve V8 engines introduced by General Motors in 1955.

What is the small block Chevy?

200

Before beginning any fuel system or electrical work, it's good to check the location of these.

What are fire extinguishers?

200

This type of jack, typically provided by vehicle manufacturers, should only be used for emergency service.

What is a scissor jack?

200

These must be worn in the shop and whenever working on a vehicle.

What are safety glasses?

200

This is the amount of time that you're allowed to use your phone on campus during school hours.

What is zero?

200

This is the total number of camshafts you would expect to find in a dual overhead cam, V-style engine.

What is four?

300

This is what you do if your clothing catches fire.

Stop, drop, roll.

300

Students should tell Mr. K. immediately when one of these is broken or defective.

What are tools?

300

This is the device that is used when eyes come in contact with chemicals or foreign objects.

What is the eye wash station?

300

This is the number of headphones / ear buds that you're allowed to wear during class time.

What is zero?

300

This is the means of "communication" between the engine's crankshaft and cam shaft(s).

What are a timing belt, chain, or gears?

400

This is a common vehicle fuel that vaporizes at a relatively low temperature.

What is gasoline?

400

You should do this to alert other shop occupants that a vehicle on a lift is being raised or lowered.

What is yelling?

400

This is how soon you should wash battery acid from your skin.

What is immediately?

400

This is who you should talk to if you need to be away from our classroom, the shop, or the T-compled.

Who is Mr. K?

400

Prior to widespread fuel injection technology in vehicles, this was the primary means of atomizing fuel and delivering it to the intake tract.

What is a carburetor?

500

Before welding on this part of a vehicle, it should be completely evacuated and washed to prevent combustion of fumes.

What is a fuel tank?

500

This is how often you should use a major tool or device in the shop when you have not been checked out on it.

What is never?

500

This is the term for when the skin is ripped completely (peeled) from a digit or appendage.

What is degloved?

500

This is the time class starts on a typical Even schedule day.

What is 12:35 PM?

500

This type of engine lacks a traditional valve train and uses an oil-diluted fuel mixture to lubricate its internal components.

What is a two-stroke engine?