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DESL
105
DIESEL FUEL SYSTEMS
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Instructor: Chuck Craig |
Text: Heavy Duty Truck Fuel Systems
By Robert N. Brady
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This course will give
students the ability to maintain, troubleshoot, and repair diesel fuel system
components in machine, truck, and marine applications.
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OBJECTIVES: |
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Upon successful
completion of this course the student will be able to:
· Understand diesel fuel systems and governor operation.
· Discriminate between and identify fuel system components and
their functions.
· Analyze the operation of various types of systems.
· Check, test, and adjust fuel systems
· Formulate proper repair criteria and procedures.
· Evaluate the safety factors and precautions needed to work on
systems.
· Evaluate what troubleshooting steps are necessary to isolate
a problem.
· Conclude and perform the most effective maintenance procedures
for a specific system.
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PERFORMANCE
ASSESSMENTS:
The following will be used to determine to what extent the above objectives
have been accomplished.
· There will be homework, quizzes, a mid term, and final test.
The tests will focus on your ability to solve problems, assess and evaluate
information on what you have learned.
· ALL work turned in late will be penalized 25%.
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GRADING
SYSTEM DESL 105:
You as the student need to be aware of where you are as the course progresses.
Your grades will be posted weekly, identified by a 4 DIGIT CODE. I suggest
you monitor your grade and be sure that is really the one you are satisfied
in obtaining.
All letter grades are computed from points earned / points possible.
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Below is the grade % to letter conversion for this class: |
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A 95-100
A - 93-94
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B+ 91-92
B 88-90
B- 86-87
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C+ 80-85
C 75-79
C- 72-74
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D+ 68-71
D 65-67
D- 61-64
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SCHEDULE: |
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WEEK |
READING |
SUBJECT |
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Week 1
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Ch. 4
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Introduction / Diesel fuel
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Week 2
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Ch. 1,2,3
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Engines, combustion systems, parameters
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Week 3
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Ch. 12 |
Detroit Fuel Systems |
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Week 4
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Ch. 12 |
Detroit Fuel Systems |
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Week 5
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Ch. 9 |
Inline systems |
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Week 6
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Ch. 8 |
Bosch Fuel Systems |
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Week 7
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Ch. 11
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Caterpillar Systems
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Week 8
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Ch. 11
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Caterpillar Systems
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Week 9
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Ch. 7
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Governors
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Week 10
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Ch. 7
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Governors
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Week 11
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Ch. 7
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Governors
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Week 12
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Handouts |
Electronic fuel systems |
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Week 13
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Handouts |
Electronic fuel systems |
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Week 14 |
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Review/ Final Exam |
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UAS
competencies addressed in DESL 105: |
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After taking DESL 105, students will be able to: |
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1.0 Communication
1.1 be an active member of a work group on a project
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2.0 Quantitative skills
2.1 accurately compute system values when given necessary data
2.2 accurately convert to and from different measuring systems using a calculator
2.4 interpret values given in different measuring systems
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5.0 Professional Behavior
5.1 demonstrate good shop practices
5.2 work in teams
5.3 work safely
5.4 attend class
5.5 meet course work schedules
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6.0 Critical Thinking
6.1 make logical troubleshooting and repair decisions about system malfunctions
when given adequate information.
6.2 correctly interpret the operation of unfamiliar more complex systems
by correctly identifying the symbols
6.3 describe how each system component interacts with other system components
and how it affects the over operation of the system
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IT IS A
UAS POLICY THAT SAFETY GLASSES MUST BE WORN IN THE LAB AT ALL TIMES. |
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NOTE: This class is
only offered in the SPRING SEMESTER on even years ( ie. Spring 2004, 2006,
2008)
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