Mr. Nolen

I have been working on cars since I was about 9 years old. I was in charge of the most important tool, the light source. Unfortunately I did not have shop classes in my high school. So after graduating high school I enrolled in a Basic Auto Class at Rio Hondo College. I bought a car with a broken engine and rebuilt the motor during the summer. I worked for a construction company maintaining their small fleet of trucks, trailers and tractors, while I was attending college and taking more automotive courses. I have work for a Sports 2000 race team one summer, 2 different auto shops in San Bernardino, race mechanic for a multi Champion Cart racer on weekends for 3 years and have worked on numerous cars and motorcyclist as  a Setup Mechanic and traveling mechanic for over 30 years.

Course Goals and Description: Auto technology will explore the theory, maintenance and repair of most automotive vehicle systems. We will look at the theory and application of the following system: engine, drive train, cooling, lubrication, fuel, suspension, steering, braking, electrical, and engine performance and modification. This class will integrate various academic discipline such as: Science, technology, engineering, math, communication using language arts & other modalities such as video or graphic arts. Writing skills will be an important component to completing this course along with hands on completion of various projects to show your understanding of the above areas of automotive systems.

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