Auto Mechanics Paper 2, May/June 2013

Auto Mechanics Paper 2,May/June 2013

Questions:		1	2	3	4	5		Main

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Question 2
(a) Name the tool used to carry out each of the following: removal of radiator hoses; removal of carbon deposit from the combustion chamber; checking the gap of the contact breaker; removal of drain tap from the sump. (b) Sketch the tool for removing carbon deposit from the combustion chamber. (c) List two other parts of a vehicle where each tool named in (a) could be used.
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OBSERVATION
This question was well attempted by most of the candidates. However part (c) of the question was not properly answered. The correct response to part (c) is: screw driver – tappet adjustment, contact breaker adjustment, carburettor, water/fuel hoses and fuel pump cover scraper – valve cover gasket, fuel pump and exhaust manifold gasket and cylinder bore feeler gauge – valve clearance, spark plug gap and piston ring gap drain plug – rear axle, gear box and steering box.