PRINCIPLES OF GASOLINE/DIESEL FUEL SYSTEMS - OD1620 - LESSON 1/PE 1
3.
Second Requirement
Answer the following question dealing with the principles, construction, and
function of gasoline fuel systems.
a.
What is installed inside a gas tank to prevent fuel from sloshing and
to reinforce the overall strength of the tank?
b.
Name the part of the fuel tank that is designed to prevent fuel from
being spilled into the passenger, engine, or cargo compartment.
c.
What type of fuel filter is periodically replaced and has a filter
body that acts as a fuel sediment bowl?
d.
The purpose of a fuel pump is to move fuel from one fuel system
component and deliver it to another fuel system component. What are these
two components?
e.
What type of fuel pump is most commonly used for gasoline engine
applications?
f.
The fuel system component that helps to keep the vaporized fuel
mixture from condensing before it reaches the combustion chamber is known as
________________________.
g.
What form of intake design provides optimum performance for a given
engine speed range by varying the length of the intake passages?
h.
Name the two types of air filters presently in automotive use?
i.
Briefly describe carburetion venturi effect.
j.
What is the carburetor component that is used to regulate the speed
and power output of the engine?
k.
What is the effect on engine performance of too high a carburetor
float level?
l.
One of the two operating systems of the carburetor is the highspeed
and highspeed enrichment circuit. What is the name of the other carburetor
operating system?
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