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PROGRAMS / COURSE DESCRIPTION<br />
AUTO 67.0 HEAVY DUTY TRUCK AIR BRAKES<br />
Units: 4.0 - 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours<br />
laboratory. (No prerequisite)<br />
This course covers the techniques used by the trucking<br />
industry to diagnose and repair heavy duty truck air<br />
brake systems. Instruction will cover theory, inspection,<br />
maintenance, and repair of air brake systems.<br />
AUTO 68.0 HEAVY DUTY TRUCK HYDRAULIC<br />
BRAKES<br />
Units: 4.0 - 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours<br />
laboratory. (No prerequisite)<br />
This course covers the techniques used by the trucking<br />
industry to diagnose and repair heavy duty truck<br />
hydraulic brake systems. Instruction will cover theory,<br />
inspection, maintenance, and repair of hydraulic brake<br />
systems.<br />
AUTO 70.0 SMALL ENGINE REPAIR<br />
Units: 4.0 - 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours<br />
laboratory.(No prerequisite)<br />
This class covers the fundamentals of small internal<br />
combustion engines and their uses in various forms of<br />
equipment and light vehicles. Topics covered will<br />
include, but not limited to, theory of small internal<br />
combustion engines, troubleshooting, repair and small<br />
engine applications.<br />
AUTO 71.0 MOTORCYCLE ENGINE REPAIR<br />
Units: 4.0 - 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours<br />
laboratory. (No prerequisite)<br />
This course provides the student with the knowledge<br />
necessary to diagnose and repair motorcycle<br />
engines/transmissions. Information covered will include<br />
engine diagnosis, disassembly and inspection, valve<br />
reconditioning, bearing replacement, piston and ring<br />
service, and engine reassembly.<br />
AUTO 72L MOTORCYCLE LABORATORY<br />
Units: 1.0 - 48-54 hours laboratory. (No prerequisite)<br />
This course may be taken four times.<br />
A laboratory class to develop skills in motorcycle engine<br />
repair, tune up, and general maintenance procedures.<br />
AUTO 73.0 MOTORCYCLE SERVICE TUNE UP AND<br />
MAINTENANCE<br />
Units: 4.0 - 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours<br />
laboratory. (No prerequisite)<br />
This course provides the student with the knowledge<br />
necessary to perform motorcycle tune up and<br />
maintenance. Information covered will include chassis<br />
and suspension systems, servicing schedules and<br />
procedures, tire care, tune up schedules and<br />
procedures, wheel balancing, truing and balancing,<br />
brake systems, clutch systems, drive systems, general<br />
shop procedures and service writing.<br />
AUTO 74.0 MOTORCYCLE FUEL AND EMISSION<br />
SYSTEMS REPAIR<br />
Units: 4.0 - 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours<br />
laboratory. (No prerequisite)<br />
This course provides the student with the knowledge<br />
necessary to diagnose and repair motorcycle fuel and<br />
emission systems. Information covered will include a<br />
study of carburetor types, construction and operating<br />
principles, fuel injection principles, supercharging and<br />
turbocharging principles, two and four stroke motorcycle<br />
exhaust principles, motorcycle emission control<br />
principles, diagnosis and repair, fuel and emission<br />
system performance analysis.<br />
AUTO 75.0 MOTORCYCLE ELECTRICAL AND<br />
IGNITION SYSTEMS REPAIR<br />
Units: 4.0 - 48-54 hours lecture and 48-54 hours<br />
laboratory. (No prerequisite)<br />
This course provides the student with the knowledge<br />
necessary to diagnose and repair motorcycle ignition<br />
and electrical systems. Information covered will include<br />
electrical theory; motorcycle electrical circuitry and<br />
wiring schematics; electrical component identification,<br />
diagnosis and repair; motorcycle ignition systems<br />
identification, diagnosis and repair; ignition system<br />
performance analysis.<br />
AUTO 77 AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE WRITING AND<br />
SHOP MANAGER<br />
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. (No prerequisite)<br />
This course prepares students to manage an<br />
automotive repair shop. Topics covered include work<br />
order preparation, parts and labor estimating, parts<br />
ordering, office and shop organization, writing a legal<br />
work order, sales skills, and customer relations.<br />
AUTO 77.1 AUTOMOTIVE LEADERSHIP AND TEAM<br />
BUILDING<br />
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. (No prerequisite.<br />
Grade Option)<br />
This course provides the student with the knowledge<br />
necessary to successfully build a functional automotive<br />
team and be an effective automotive team leader.<br />
Topics covered will include automotive industry team<br />
development, recruitment and retention of team<br />
members. The course will also cover automotive<br />
industry motivation and compensation and the creation<br />
AUTOMOTIVE<br />
2012-2013 <strong>Victor</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>College</strong> Catalog 127
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