User:Wfiege1/projects/SAE Car

Write problem/project Goal
I would like to document as much as possible about the car and then see if we can make it run.

My First Task
Take measurements and begin creating drawings of the car.

Summary of actual work over first weekend
I helped to create a scale drawing.

Week1 Narrative
Work on the drawings.

My Second Task
I will learn about ethanol and ethanol powered engines.

Summary of actual work over second weekend
I looked up ethanol and tried to figure out how the car was converted and if the conversion process could cause problems.

Week2 Narrative
I learned that Ethanol is not volatile enough to evaporate in low temperatures, so it will not work in this weather.

My Third task
Try to figure out if the spark plug is working.

Summary of actual work over third weekend
The current sparkplug is pitted and does not work. It needs to be replaced.

Week3 Narrative
I researched spark plugs that work with ethanol. Because it burns longer and hotter, normal sparkplugs will be damaged.

My Fourth task
The spark plug is currently not recieving power, so something is wrong inside then engine.

Summary of actual work over fourth weekend
Using a ohmmeter, I checked the wiring, that leads to the spark plug, for breaks and could not find any.

Week4 Narrative
I researched the problems that would cause a spark plug not to be receiving voltage.

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