Just exactly how much mechanical aptitude do you have?

[John - K5AWO]

Ran across this link on another forum and thought it was kind of neat.

It is a general mechanics aptitude test and includes some basic electricity elements. Seems like our vehicles won't go anywhere with some use of electricity

Have fun: Ford Doctors Diesel Technician Society

A word of caution. This is NOT a test of your IQ as in how fast can you derive the answer. It is an open book test without a time limit. Get it right the first time.

If you ever hit the backspace button even once. It will throw the whole test in the toilet, so you have been warned.

 

[ttbird]

Passed but only by a few hairs. Did it quick, probably too quickly but I sure would have like to know which ones I got wrong, so I could check my mistakes. Thanks, that was fun

 

[DWeiler]

Cool,had me thinking for a bit on a few,been a while since i had to use my textbook brain,brought grade 10 mechanics back to me,been 22+years. Oh yes----92--DOES THAT MEAN I GET TO WORK ON A FORD:-laf:-laf:-laf. THANKS for the workout----DW

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

JEEZE, I HATE those kinds of tests! Barely passed with 80...



OH well, was basically a C-B student in school - certainly NOT on the honor roll! :-laf:-laf

 

[Mhannink]

fun test 88% here to see what you got wrong just click on the little circle thingy(technical term) opposite the submit button

 

[PToombs]

Got an 86, just whizzed thru it. Got 3 gears and 2 weights wrong. And the intake air one. There's a book? :-laf

 

[Wiredawg]

I made a bodacious 82%. I don't mind 'cuz I mechanical for the fun (scrapes, cuts and pinches) and to save a dollar.



Wiredawg

 

[TBurow]

i also got an 88% some cool questions, make you think

 

[AMink]

I got an 80%:{ Guess I can work at a Ford dealership!

 

[bighammer]

The fan thing got me. If you are blowing thru a non-running fan backwards, isn't its rotation backwards? It certainly isn't going to spin the same direction and try to push air back at the running fan. I think it's a wording thing... .

 

[WDixon27]

score of 460 92% of the 4 questions i got wrong, i honestly got one wrong which was the worm gear, i didn't look at it close enough, the one with the fan blowing on the other fan is a matter of perspective, the one with the 8 pulleys i missed clicking on one of the pulleys, and the last one question 39 is a differing opinion of definition



id take the test a 2nd time but it would come out 100% so it'd be pointless, i don't think i gave away any of the answers with my rambling

 

[Wiredawg]

Bighammer,



If both fans are turned on facing each other, they are turning oposite of each other... if you turn one off, it will blow the non-powered one backwards (in the same direction) as the powered one, I think!



I could be just blowing hot air?:-laf



Wiredawg

 

[jmadden]

82%... you succeeded in making my brain hurt... probably from the rust falling off;-)

 

[bighammer]

Bighammer,

If both fans are turned on facing each other, they are turning oposite of each other... if you turn one off, it will blow the non-powered one backwards (in the same direction) as the powered one, I think!

I could be just blowing hot air?:-laf

Wiredawg

Take a look at a fan blade-- It rotates a certain direction to push air out. If you push the air thru backwards, it will rotate backwards. If you had 2 fans plugged in facing each other and unplugged one, it would stop pretty quickly and reverse its rotation.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

Got an 86, just whizzed thru it. Got 3 gears and 2 weights wrong. And the intake air one. There's a book? :-laf

YUP - just ran thru cold turkey - figured it was a test of what I *knew*, not what I did extra study or research for... :-laf:-laf

 

[BTighe]

80%! not bad for a carpet layer that got a GED in 10th grade.

 

[AMink]

I don't know if I got the fan one right or wrong. What if the fan blades on the second fan are a different pitch? What if the bearings are siezed? I need more info!:-laf

 

[BTighe]

I don't know if I got the fan one right or wrong. What if the fan blades on the second fan are a different pitch? What if the bearings are siezed? I need more info!:-laf

what if they were the exact same?

what if the fans were in australia?

what if one was sucking instead of the other blowing?

how many amps were they rated at and are they metal or plastic?

boy that last one sounds dirty!

 

[SBall]

88% here. One could challenge the instructor here that some of the questions would have more than one correct answer. On the piston air intake one for example. That fan one was another one to make you think too.



Good brain burner though for this early in the morning.

 

[Wiredawg]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wiredawg View Post

Bighammer,



If both fans are turned on facing each other, they are turning oposite of each other... if you turn one off, it will blow the non-powered one backwards (in the same direction) as the powered one, I think!



I could be just blowing hot air?



Wiredawg

Take a look at a fan blade-- It rotates a certain direction to push air out. If you push the air thru backwards, it will rotate backwards. If you had 2 fans plugged in facing each other and unplugged one, it would stop pretty quickly and reverse its rotation.





We are saying the same thing. Opposing each other, they are moving the same direction... that means the non-powered one is moving reverse it's normal rotation.



Now that we've solved this, we're ready to solve the rest of the world's problems.



Wiredawg