HV3. 130 Heavy Equipment/Diesel Tune-Up

Capstone class that introduces diesel tune-up and techniques for optimum engine performance including diagnostic troubleshooting, engine break-in procedure through use of the dynamometer. The student will use all of the critical thinking skills they have learned in the past classes to solve real world problems on mechanical and computer managed engines and trucks. This class also includes the ITS diesel club.

Credits

10

Prerequisite

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 095 College Writing Fundamentals or higher, and placement into MTH 075 Variables and Linear Equations or higher.

Offered

Offered Spring only

Notes

Career Technical Education (CTE) Course

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Repair diesel engines and related equipment safely. Maintain Diesel and high compression gas engine management systems. Troubleshoot Diesel and high compression gas engine management systems. Repair Diesel and high compression gas engine management systems. Demonstrate technical write-up skills.