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Texas Inspector Study Guide Exam Final with A+ Questions with Answers., Exams of Motor Vehicle Design

Texas Inspector Study Guide Exam Final with A+ Questions with Answers. Which vehicles are exempt from gas cap testing? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Diesel, Antigue vehicles, motorcycles, slow moving vehicles

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Texas Inspector Study Guide Exam
Final with A+ Questions with Answers.
Which vehicles are exempt from gas cap testing? - Correct Ans:
✔✔Diesel, Antigue vehicles, motorcycles, slow moving vehicles
Fuel cap is required unless? - Correct Ans: ✔✔It has a capless fuel
system
What are you checking for when it comes to brake lines? - Correct
Ans: ✔✔Leaks and condition of lines/hoses
What are you inspect for the exhaust system? - Correct Ans:
✔✔Manifold, gaskets, exhaust pipe, muffler, resonator, supporting
hangers
What finding on the exhaust system will cause a fail? - Correct Ans:
✔✔Leaks, holes, or patches
Does the exhaust have to have the proper hangers? (Y/N) - Correct
Ans: ✔✔Yes it does
What year model requires a catalytic converter? - Correct Ans:
✔✔1984 and newer
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Final with A+ Questions with Answers.

Which vehicles are exempt from gas cap testing? - Correct Ans:

✔✔Diesel, Antigue vehicles, motorcycles, slow moving vehicles

Fuel cap is required unless? - Correct Ans: ✔✔It has a capless fuel system

What are you checking for when it comes to brake lines? - Correct

Ans: ✔✔Leaks and condition of lines/hoses

What are you inspect for the exhaust system? - Correct Ans:

✔✔Manifold, gaskets, exhaust pipe, muffler, resonator, supporting hangers

What finding on the exhaust system will cause a fail? - Correct Ans:

✔✔Leaks, holes, or patches

Does the exhaust have to have the proper hangers? (Y/N) - Correct

Ans: ✔✔Yes it does

What year model requires a catalytic converter? - Correct Ans:

✔✔1984 and newer

Where are the locations of the exhaust discharge? - Correct Ans:

✔✔Rear, Sides or top of the passenger compartment of vehicle

Why would a truck with a camper be rejected for the exaust system?

  • Correct Ans: ✔✔The exhaust does not discharge from the rear or sides

What is the exception to holes in the exhaust that would not reject a

vehicle? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Holes made by the manufacturer for drainage purposes

What year model is Exhaust Emissions System checked for? - Correct

Ans: ✔✔1968 and newer

What are you inspecting for the exhaust emissions system? - Correct

Ans: ✔✔Air injection system, therostatic air cleaner, evaporative emissions system, exhaust recirculation system, positive crankcase ventilation system, catalytic converter

What can the exhaust emmissions system not be? - Correct Ans:

✔✔It cannot be removed, altered, disconnected to make it ineffective

What are you inspecting for exhaust emissions system hoses? -

Correct Ans: ✔✔Cannot be lose, broken, leaking, or improperly routed

Whats inspected for the outside of the vehicle part of the TSI? -

Correct Ans: ✔✔Tires, Mud Flaps, Wheels, Lighting Equipment, Glass coating/tint, gas cap test

Whats inspected for the under the vehicle part of the TSI? - Correct

Ans: ✔✔Service brakes, parking brake, exhaust system

Whats inspected for the under the hood part of the TSI? - Correct

Ans: ✔✔Exhaust Emissions System, Master Cylinder, Power Steering, Exhaust Manifold

What is needed for a motorcycle inspection? - Correct Ans:

✔✔Proof of Insurance, Horn, Steering

How many mirrors are needed for a motorcycle? - Correct Ans:

✔✔1 is required

How many wheels have to have a brake system on a motorcycle? -

Correct Ans: ✔✔All wheels

Does a side car need to have brakes on a motorcycle? - Correct Ans:

✔✔not required to

What must a motorcycles wheel assembly not have? - Correct Ans:

✔✔Bent, broken, loose, or missing spokes

What must a motorcycle have on the exhaust system? - Correct Ans:

✔✔a baffle

How many tail lamps must a motorcycle have? - Correct Ans: ✔✔ 1

What color must a motorcycles tail lamp be? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Red

What is the height requirements for a motorcycles tail lamp? -

Correct Ans: ✔✔20" to 72"

What color must a motorcycles stop lamp be? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Red or amber

What color must a motorcycles tail lamp be? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Red

How many rear red reflectors must a motorcycle have? - Correct

Ans: ✔✔ 1

Height requirements for motorcycle rear red reflector? - Correct

Ans: ✔✔15" to 60"

What color must a motorcycles head lamp be? - Correct Ans:

✔✔white or clear

What color must a trailers turn signal lamp be? - Correct Ans:

✔✔Red or Amber

how many and what color must a trailers tail lamps be? - Correct

Ans: ✔✔2 tail lamps ; Red

How many and what color must a trailers stop lamps be? - Correct

Ans: ✔✔2 stop lamps ; Red or Amber

How many rear reflectors and what color must they be on a trailer? -

Correct Ans: ✔✔2 rear reflectors ; Red

How many license plate lamps and what color must they be on a

trailer? - Correct Ans: ✔✔1 license plate lamp ; White or clear

Tire Depth on trailers should be? - Correct Ans: ✔✔2/

What must be included on vehicles and trailers 80 feet or wider? -

Correct Ans: ✔✔Clearance, Side marker lamps and reflectors

What is the correct order for doing an inspection? - Correct Ans:

✔✔

  1. Road Test
  2. Inside the Vehicle
  1. Outside the vehicle
  2. Under the vehicle
  3. Under the Hood

Check the following for verification of financial responsibility -

Correct Ans: ✔✔

  1. Insured name
  2. Policy Number
  3. Make/Model of vehicle
  4. Effective Date
  5. Expiration Date

What is the required policy length for insurance - Correct Ans:

✔✔At least 30 days

If vehicle doesn't have proof of insurance? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Do Not inspect

Vin/ Make & Model should be take from where? - Correct Ans:

✔✔From the vehicle

What is the minimum Insurance liability requirements? - Correct

Ans: ✔✔$30,000/$60,000/$25,

What would be a cause for rejection of a vehicle during a brake test?

(1/2) - Correct Ans: ✔✔The brake warning lamp or signal is on or comes on during test

What would be a cause for rejection of a vehicle during a brake test?

(2/2) - Correct Ans: ✔✔Brakes do not meet requirements for stopping distances

What is not a cause for rejection of a vehicle during brake test? -

Correct Ans: ✔✔If the Anti-Lock (ABS) lamp or signal which is on or comes on during test will not be cause for rejection

Every vehicle with a windshield must be equipped with? - Correct

Ans: ✔✔A windshield wiper or wipers in good order for control by driver of the vehicle

The Horn must be heard for a distance of? - Correct Ans: ✔✔200ft

The horn cannot sound? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Unreasonable loud, harsh or whistle sound

Do model year vehicles before 1960 need to be equipped with

electrical turn signal lamps? - Correct Ans: ✔✔No

What must the turn signal do but isn't required to automatically

cancel? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Lock into proper turning positions

Mirror must be visible for how many feet behind the motor vehicle? -

Correct Ans: ✔✔200 ft

How many exterior mirrors are required? - Correct Ans: ✔✔ 1

How many mirrors are required if vehicles rear sight is blocked -

Correct Ans: ✔✔ 2

How many interior mirrors are required? - Correct Ans: ✔✔ 1

What must mirrors not be? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Cracked, Peeled, Tarnished, or improperly/loosely Mounted

Can the mirror interfere with the drivers forward vision? (Y/N) -

Correct Ans: ✔✔No it cannot

Which seatbelts are only inspected in motor vehicle? - Correct Ans:

✔✔The Front Lap Belts

Where are front seat belts required? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Where the motor vehicles manufacturer had put the original front seat belts

How is the movement of the steering wheel tested? - Correct Ans:

✔✔Turn steering wheel from full left to full right, checking lash and free movement

What year model is the High beam required to be checked on

vehicles? - Correct Ans: ✔✔1948 and newer models

Can High beam lights be any color? (Y/N) - Correct Ans: ✔✔Yes they can

What is the proper tread depth for safe and operating conditions? -

Correct Ans: ✔✔2/32 of an inch

What shows bad tire condition? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Cord exposed, side wall seration, visible bumps, bulges and knots

Cuts, snags, and tears to tires cannot exceed? - Correct Ans:

✔✔1inch

What should tread wear bar indicators not do? - Correct Ans:

✔✔Contact the road on any two adjacent major grooves in the center of the middle of the tire

Mud Flaps are ALWAYS required on? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Dual wheel pickups

Mud flaps length / height must be? - Correct Ans: ✔✔No more than 12" above the roadway and as wide as the tires

Where are Mud flap required? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Behind the rearmost axle or combination if it has 4 or more tires

What is exempt from mudflaps - Correct Ans: ✔✔Truck tractors, motor homes, buses, and pole trailers

What must you check for the presence of on the wheels? - Correct

Ans: ✔✔Lugs, Bolts & Nuts

What fails a vehicle during wheel inspection? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Any part of the wheel is bent, cracked, re-welded, or damaged

How many windshield wipers are required? - Correct Ans: ✔✔As many as originally equipped

What causes a windshield wiper to be rejected? - Correct Ans:

✔✔Tear in excess of 1" or combination of tears equalling 1"

Every motor vehicle must have how many head lamps? - Correct

Ans: ✔✔2 (1 on each side)

LED tail lamp diodes may not have over what percentage not

working? - Correct Ans: ✔✔50%

What year model requires turn signal lamps? - Correct Ans:

✔✔1960 and newer

How many turn signal lamps are required in the front? - Correct Ans:

✔✔2 in the front

How many turn signal lamps are required in the back? - Correct Ans:

✔✔2 in the back

What color must the front turn signals be? - Correct Ans: ✔✔White or amber

What color must the back turn signals be? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Red or amber

What color must the license plate light be? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Clear or white

How many license plate lamps are required? - Correct Ans: ✔✔only one

What color must the center high mount stop lamp be? - Correct

Ans: ✔✔Red

What year vehicles require a center high mounted stop lamp? -

Correct Ans: ✔✔1994 and newer

What vehicles require a center high mounted stop lamp on 1994 and

newer models? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Trucks, buses less than 80 in, and gross weight over 10,000 lbs, multi purpose passenger vehicles

What color must rear reflectors be? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Red

How many rear reflectors are needed? - Correct Ans: ✔✔ 2

What are the height requirements for rear reflectors? - Correct Ans:

✔✔15" to 60" from center of reflector to ground

Stop Lamps should not have what on the lenses? - Correct Ans:

✔✔Painted, colored, or tented lenses

What is the minimum percentage of tint? - Correct Ans: ✔✔25%

What windows are inspected for tent? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Side front windows only

How many and what color warning lamps should a school bus have? -

Correct Ans: ✔✔2 front, 2 rear, alternately flashing ; red

Distance school bus warning lamps must be seen? - Correct Ans:

✔✔500 ft

Most warning lamps buses are required to have and what color? -

Correct Ans: ✔✔8 ; 4 red, 4 amber working in automatic integrated system

What must a school bus have working on the front and rear and how

many? - Correct Ans: ✔✔2 Red lamps in the front ; 2 red lamps in the back

What must the School Bus Sign be in height? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Not less than 8" in height on front and rear

What must be required inside a school bus and what size/type? -

Correct Ans: ✔✔Fire extinguisher ; 1 qt/chemical

What mirror is required on outside of bus? - Correct Ans:

✔✔Exterior Crossover convex mirror

All vehicles inspections performed ( pass or fail ) shall be entered into

the system? (T/F) - Correct Ans: ✔✔True

How many days does a vehicle have after fail to return for one free

inspection? - Correct Ans: ✔✔15 days

Who may a vehicle owner have repairs or adjustments made by? -

Correct Ans: ✔✔By any qualified person of their choice

Where is the count of inspection located on the vehicle registration?

  • Correct Ans: ✔✔Lower Left

How many inspectors must be present during business hours? -

Correct Ans: ✔✔at least 1

What must be visible to the public on all stations? - Correct Ans:

✔✔Hour of operation

What is Major Tread Grooves? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Grooves in the tread design molded through the complete thickness of the tread rubber

What is minor tread grooves? - Correct Ans: ✔✔Remaining tire tread design other than major tread grooves

What vehicles do not apply to tint inspection procedures? - Correct

Ans: ✔✔Vehicles used to transport passengers for a fee (taxi, limousine, Law enforcement vehicles)