{"id":76,"date":"2018-08-10T13:45:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T13:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-tiger-cub\/?p=76"},"modified":"2019-04-01T20:36:07","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T20:36:07","slug":"8-february-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/2018\/08\/10\/8-february-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"8 February 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Day 2\u2014Grace<\/h4>\n<div class=\"left\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"cell\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"cell\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Reading for next week:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Due Tuesday: ZAMM chapters 3, 4, and 5<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Due Thursday: ZAMM chapters 6, 7, and 8<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Assignments:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Scribes:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Grace<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Emily<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Noelle<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Eric<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Brendan<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Charlie<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Alex K<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hannah<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">David<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jake<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sarah<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Quartermasters:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Julianne<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Ricky<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Photographers:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jordan (weeks 1-4)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Connor<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Alex D<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Groups:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Bottom end: Connor, Grace<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Clutch and transmission: Alex K, David<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Top end: Charlie, Julianne<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fork: Brendan, Jake<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Electrical: Ricky, Sarah<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Cosmetics: Emily, Jordan<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Frame: Alex D, Noelle<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Wheels: Eric, Hannah<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ZAMM Chapter 1: \u00a0(Alex K as discussion leader)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Motorcycle terms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">John chose to buy a BMW for its durability (14)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cChoke\u201d: gets gas into the chamber; related to the carburetor; use only in the winter<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cFlooding\u201d: When you use the choke in the summer, you \u201cflood\u201d the engine with gas, causing the plugs to get wet so there can\u2019t be a spark<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">How to fix this? Take the plugs out so the gas evaporates<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Hint: if you smell gas, there is gas in the chamber<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cPlugs\u201d: spark plugs, they are burnt out if they can\u2019t produce a spark<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If burnt out, re-gap the plug to make the gap the right size<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cPoints\u201d: electrical contacts that get opened and control the spark, if the gap is corroded the spark is lost<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cDead reckoning\u201d: navigating with a compass and stopwatch rather than a map<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Plot content:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Setting: on a bike trip heading West, with son Chris (roughly age 13) and friends Sylvia and John<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Disagreement with John over principles of learning to repair own motorcycle<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Technology vs. anti-technology, classical (scientific) vs. romantic (artistic) theme<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cChautauqua\u201d: an old-fashioned form of radio talk show that was replaced by faster-paced radio and TV; similar to comparison between narrator and John<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWhat is best?\u201d as a theme is introduced<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">ZAMM Chapter 2:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Motorcycle terms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cSeizure\u201d: when the cylinder overheats, expands, and melts to the sides of the piston wall in air-cooled engines<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">How to fix this? Let it cool off, open up and clear the bearing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMechanic breaking cooling fins\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cTappet\u201d: the part of the push rod that rides on the cam, moves push rods; having proper clearance is important to properly open and close valves<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cOverhead-cam chain tensioner bolt\u201d: *our bike is gear driven by cam, not chain* to keep the chain taut so it doesn\u2019t get too loose and skip<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A 25-cent pin stopped oil from reaching the head<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Gas tank:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Narrator checked the gas tank incorrectly and didn\u2019t use the reserve tank<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">DO NOT get water in the gas tank because you won\u2019t know how much gas you have and because it contaminates the fuel and reacts badly with ethanol<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cStopcock\u201d: an on\/off valve to drain the tank<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Plot content:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Story with Chris in the storm, bike breaks down, didn\u2019t check gas tank, gave up, inspired him to learn more about bikes<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Storm coming<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">John and Sylvia interactions: lack of do-it-yourself attitude is their problem<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Story with bad mechanics: attitude, must care about your work as a lifestyle, not just as a job (mechanics worked sloppily, listened to the radio, clearly did not care at all)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Work in the shop:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Finished safety survey<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Split into groups to continue disassembly and labelling parts; took apart the engine, wheels<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 2\u2014Grace Reading for next week: Due Tuesday: ZAMM chapters 3, 4, and 5 Due Thursday: ZAMM chapters 6, 7, and 8 Assignments: Scribes: Grace Emily Noelle Eric Brendan Charlie Alex K Hannah David Jake Sarah Quartermasters: Julianne Ricky Photographers: Jordan (weeks 1-4) Connor Alex D Groups: Bottom end: Connor, Grace Clutch and transmission: Alex &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/2018\/08\/10\/8-february-2018\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;8 February 2018&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions\/77"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/63-2-tiger-cub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}