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• Heater core
  ...heating the cabin of a [[vehicle]]. Hot [[coolant]] from the vehicle's [[engine]] is passed through a winding tube of the core, a heat exchanger between co ...e. Some of that water can be diverted through the heater core to give some engine heat to the cabin.
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• Deutz Gasmotoren Fabrik
  ...ed in Cologne and in 2004 was manufacturing liquid and air-cooled [[diesel engine]]s. The larger engines in the Deutz range are manufactured in Mannheim, the ...|Magirus Deutz]]'', but suffered from their continued use of a liquid free cooling system, with resulting misunderstanding.
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• Antifreeze
  ...the engine is likely to be exposed to, and to inhibit corrosion in cooling systems which often contain a range of electrochemically incompatible metals (alumi ...low boiling point and low specific heat capacity led to considerably less cooling than water alone. Also, the concentration of methanol would tend to be redu
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• Automobile ancillary power
  ...This may be through direct mechanical connection, electricity, hydraulic systems, vacuum, or compressed air. ...making all ancilliaries run on electrical power, simplifying the vehicle's systems and making them easier to control automatically.
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• Intercooler
  ...ir and fuel to be combusted per engine cycle, increasing the output of the engine. ...ng [[Engine knocking| detonation]], excessive wear, or heat damage to an [[engine block]].
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• Radiator
  ...es, motorcycles, stationary generating plant or any similar use of such an engine. They operate by passing a liquid ''coolant'' through the engine block, where it is heated, then through the radiator itself where it loses
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• Clutch
  ...ission. It is also used in some electronically controlled all-wheel drive systems. It is the most common type of clutch on modern types of vehicles. ...l cause excessive clutch plate wear. Engaging the clutch abruptly when the engine is turning at high speed causes a harsh, jerky start. This kind of start i
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• Automobile self starter
  ...rous. Even though cranks had an overrun mechanism to prevent it, when the engine started, a crank could begin to spin along with the crankshaft. The operat ...[1912]]. These starters also worked as [[generator | generators]] once the engine was running, a concept that is now being revived in [[hybrid vehicles]]. B
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• Radial engine
  ...ne|internal combustion]] [[engine configuration]] in which the [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s point outward from a central [[crankshaft]] like the spokes on In a radial engine, the pistons are connected to the crankshaft with a master-and-articulating
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• Chevrolet Corvair engine
  ...ow temperature valve clatter otherwise seen with that much aluminum in the engine, due to its high degree of thermal expansion). ...nd Porsche designs, the low weight and compact but wide packaging made the engine ideal for mounting in the rear of the car, eliminating the weight and space
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• Autogas
  ...petroleum gas (LPG) when it is used as a [[fuel]] in [[internal combustion engine]]s in [[vehicles]]. The same equipment is also used for similar engines in ...a M engine|M]]'', ''[[Toyota R engine|R]]'', and ''[[Toyota Y engine|Y]]'' engine families.
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• Nissan Frontier Review
  ...]] and other Nissan trucks. The Frontier’s 4.0L [[V6]] 265 [[horsepower]] engine is one of the best in its class. Producing much more horsepower than other *Powerful 265[[hp]] [[V6]] engine
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• Hybrid Synergy Drive
  ...e]] system with no direct mechanical connection between the engine and the engine controls: both the gas pedal and the gearshift lever in an HSD car merely s ...'s ''Integrated Motor Assist'' uses a more traditional internal combustion engine and transmission where the flywheel is replaced with an electric motor.
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• Alvis Saracen
  ...and final drive remained similar, but the engine, transmission and braking systems varied significantly. :'''Mk 3''' Reverse-flow cooling for use in hot climates.
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• Ultima
  ...td.]]. The original Ultima cars were launched in 1983, and featured the V6 engine from the Renault 30. These cars were primarily racing cars, with Lee Noble ...ed performance. It was with a 640hp version of the [[Chevrolet Small-Block engine|Chevrolet small block V8]] built by American Speed, that Richard Marlow was
  11 KB (1,896 words) - 17:19, 17 March 2007
• Turbo Engine
  ...known as a'' '''[[Turbo Engine|turbo]]'''''. For other meanings of [[Turbo Engine|turbo]], see turbo (disambiguation)''. ...y advantage of turbochargers is that they offer a considerable increase in engine power with only a slight increase in weight.
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• Alternator
  Alternating current generating systems were known in simple forms from the discovery of the magnetic induction of ...ulley so as to turn twice as fast as the engine, improving output when the engine is idling. The availability of low-cost solid-state diodes from about 1960
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• English Racing Automobiles
  ...ern interpretation of the Cooper S. The idea was to install a turbocharged engine into the Mini City bodyshell. However, the car had to be useable and practi ...arger necessitated the modification of the bodyshell to ensure the cooling systems would still fit. Total power output of the car was 94 BHP.
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• Gasoline direct injection
  ...l]] fuel line directly into the [[combustion chamber]] of each [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]], as opposed to conventional [[fuel injection#multi-point fuel i ...ble enhancement of its processing and memory, as direct injection plus the engine speed management must have very precise algorithms for good performance/dri
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• Internal Combustion Engine
  [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)<br />1. intake<br /> ...acting on pistons, rotors, or even by pressing on and moving the entire [[engine]] itself.
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