are there some good websites I should check to give me some beginner info about how cars/engines work and what the numbers mean, etc?
I want to learn about cars/engines
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Demon-Xanth
Lifer
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Step 1: Get a subscription to something like Hotrod magazine.
Step 1a: If the cover says "Motor Trend", you got the wrong one. They don't know enough to tell you anything.
Step 2: look at more than just the pictures. Notice that the magazine has text.
By now, you should atleast have a vauge recollection of what the internals in an engine consist of. And they usually have an occasional column along the lines of "what the f' are we saying" to help you understand what the terms are.
Note that just because an engine is 80 years old, lacks fuel injection, and doesn't have variable valve timing, they operate on the same basic principle.
Also, read up on failed technologies. They often provide insight on why we use what we use. (ie: why don't cars have turbines?)
Some local fairs have awesome engine exhibits. Amador County in California has a killer one that has antique engines actually running. Dozens of them. Many of them you can actually see the parts move. This is a killer deal if you get the chance. (ever see a 10HP engine larger than most SUVs?)
When you see a cutaway picture, look at how things are put together. They'll tell you alot.
Step 1a: If the cover says "Motor Trend", you got the wrong one. They don't know enough to tell you anything.
Step 2: look at more than just the pictures. Notice that the magazine has text.
By now, you should atleast have a vauge recollection of what the internals in an engine consist of. And they usually have an occasional column along the lines of "what the f' are we saying" to help you understand what the terms are.
Note that just because an engine is 80 years old, lacks fuel injection, and doesn't have variable valve timing, they operate on the same basic principle.
Also, read up on failed technologies. They often provide insight on why we use what we use. (ie: why don't cars have turbines?)
Some local fairs have awesome engine exhibits. Amador County in California has a killer one that has antique engines actually running. Dozens of them. Many of them you can actually see the parts move. This is a killer deal if you get the chance. (ever see a 10HP engine larger than most SUVs?)
When you see a cutaway picture, look at how things are put together. They'll tell you alot.
Best way to do this:
Break your car. Buy tools. Buy manual. Try to fix your car.
Seriously. Blow out a head gasket, and fix it yourself, you'll learn a LOT.
Break your car. Buy tools. Buy manual. Try to fix your car.
Seriously. Blow out a head gasket, and fix it yourself, you'll learn a LOT.
Demon-Xanth
Lifer
- Feb 15, 2000
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By yourself a broken engine, get a garage, take it apart put it back together and repeat, IMO There is no substitue for actually doing it yourself and working through the problem yourself
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