DIESEL TECHNOLOGY
TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
PERCENT OF TEST:
4% Diesel Air Conditioning
15% Diesel Drive Train
19% Diesel Engine Components
5% Diesel Engine Electronics
4% Diesel Engine Operation
13% Diesel Engine System
7% Diesel Health & Safety
5% Diesel Technology Related Mathematics
4% Diesel Steering & Suspension
10% Diesel Truck Brakes
5% Diesel Tools & Equipment
4% Diesel Truck Inspection
5% Truck Electrical Systems
THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION IS ALIGNED WITH THE MATCHING MASSACHUSETTS VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATOR FRAMEWORKS. SOME QUESTIONS REQUIRE A SYNTHESIS OF KNOWLEDGE BASED ON VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL WORK EXPERIENCE AND MAY NOT BE FOUND IN ANY BOOK. HOWEVER, CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PREPARE FOR THEIR EXAMS BY REVIEWING CURRENT TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL WHICH CAN USUALLY BE FOUND IN THE LIBRARIES OF MOST VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS AND SCHOOLS WHICH OFFER CHAPTER 74 PROGRAMS.
*You may refer to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
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THE FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE
FOR WRITTEN EXAM CANDIDATES:
DIESEL TECHNOLOGY, FUNDAMENTALS, SERVICE AND REPAIR by Norman, Corinshock
and Scharff
Good Leant-Wilcox Co. 2007
HEAVY DUTY TRUCK SYSTEMS, 4th EDITION, by Norman, Scharff and Corinchock
Delmar 2006
HYDRAULICS, FUNDAMENTALS OF SERVICE
John Deere Publishing, 1999
YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR OBTAINING THESE RESOURCES THROUGH THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM.
The written exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions. Each question consists of one incomplete sentence or a questions followed by four choices. Listed below are several sample items:
Balancing-Coil and Electronic are two types of:
a. Shutterstats.
* b. Fuel guages.
c. Fuel injectors.
d. Ignition coils.
An alternator full field test is used to:
a. test the polarity of the alternator diodes.
* b. determine whether the fault is in the alternator or regulator.
c. find an open in the stator.
d. test the alternator capacitor.
* indicates correct answer
THE TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE NON-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS FOR USE IN COMPLETING THE WRITTEN EXAM. DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THESE CALCULATORS WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR ADMISSION PACKAGE.
UPDATED: 12-2007
PERFORMANCE EXAM
PERCENT OF TEST:
10 % General Shop Practice
14 % Engine Machine Work
14 % Electronic Diagnostics
28 % Electrical
14 % Diesel Engine Tune-up
5 % Measuring Instruments
10 % Fuel System Theory
5 % Welding and Cutting Metal
Candidate is responsible for bringing common hand tools
and for bringing and wearing
safety glasses and appropriate work clothes.
CANDIDATES ARE REMINDED THAT THE USE OF A CALCULATOR IS
ALLOWED FOR THE PERFORMANCE EXAM PROVIDING YOU BRING YOUR OWN.
UPDATED: 11/2007