According to a 2014 study, drinking less water resulted in reduced feelings of calmness, satisfaction, and positive emotions. The oil pump propels its viscous fluid in a very different way than the water pump. Don’t be surprised when you hear that a water pump is a component that propels water through the engine block, radiator and various other parts to keep the engine from overheating. The radiator acts as a bladder for the entire coolant system. Remember, never try to open a hot radiator cap! 1. When you say go, players must try to fish out as many items from the kiddie pool as they can with their toes only. Three, you can’t just take the salt out of water, just like you couldn’t dissolve the sugar out of your tea. As you go with the flow through this quiz, can you take a moment to identify what this part senses? Should the thermostat stick in the open position, your car will take longer to heat up because coolant is coursing through the system even though it’s unnecessary. Aside from apparent electric-zapping accessories, such as the headlights, electrical needs can vary because of driving conditions or even the use of climate control.

Next time you’re driving along and have to turn your steering wheel, you can thank your control arm for allowing that to happen. Rivers have surged to wash away whole communities or changed course to abandon prosperous kingdoms to the dust. The mass air flow (MAF) sensor and the engine computer have an ongoing conversation for the duration of any engine cycle. As it travels in an endless cycle of ups and downs, intake, compression, combustion and exhaust all occur. It slings water from a center point, much like the force your washing machine uses to get the water out of your clothes during the spin cycle. This little mechanical chat is pretty boring, focusing on how much air the engine needs and how much is being consumed. Much as Cam Newton has been the glue that held the Carolina Panthers together, the camshaft is what ties the engine together.

A Belgian engineer by the name of Lenoir utilized a spark plug in his invention, the internal combustion piston drive engine. Lenoir might have been the first to patent, but it wasn’t until a few decades later that inventors like Robert Bosch and Nicola Tesla took the simple plug and turned it into something truly brilliant. Your engine needs a few things to run, including air and fuel. After the long journey through the engine bay, antifreeze takes a little rest in the radiator, where it takes a moment to cool off before being sent back to do the taxing task of keeping the hot engine at a comfortable operating temperature. These flat metal discs get abused daily, being the target of the battering ram that is the brake pad. Brake rotors do a massive job for being such a small component of a vehicle. A valve cover’s job in the engine bay is just what the name denotes: It covers the valves to prevent debris from entering the well-oiled machine. Other causes might be low oil levels, dirt and debris clogging the air filter or damaged cooling fins. The name of this exhaust component might be used in both the garage and the gym.

Can you push the name of this engine component out before stalling? Without this component that’s named after a body part, you wouldn’t be going very far. But they also make engines far more complicated, and can make them tricky for weekend mechanics to work on. It’s hard to believe that the spark plug has been igniting engines for almost 160 years, but it’s true! In the following two years, the orbiter maps the planet’s surface and takes measurements about radiation and elemental composition. The flex pipe takes similar feedback from the engine and yields to motion, creating a buffer between it and the exhaust. As the name states, the condenser takes the refrigerant and pressurizes it before sending it on to the evaporator. Dimethyl ether (DME) also gained in popularity as a refrigerant in combination with R404a. To remove these stains, mix borax with enough vinegar to make a paste, then scrub the stained area. He/she is mature enough to remain seated with his/her back flat on the seat, not slouching.