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- ...ng brake discs. Use of a lower gear when descending steep grades to obtain engine braking will reduce the brake loading. Also, operating the brakes intermitt ...aliper (also called a "sliding caliper") moves with respect to the disc; a piston on one side of the disc pushes the inner brake pad until it makes contact w14 KB (2,301 words) - 09:07, 18 September 2009
- ...device that fits into the [[cylinder head]] of some [[internal combustion engine]]s and ignites compressed aerosol gasoline by means of an electric spark. S ...], (I) Intake camshaft, (S) Spark plug, (V) [[poppet valve|Valves]], (P) [[Piston]], (R) [[Connecting rod]], (C) [[Crankshaft]], (W) Water jacket for coolant23 KB (3,923 words) - 22:48, 11 June 2009
- ...be three levels of trim. During the same period, all models used a 1064cc engine and the Tonti frame. ...vs. single, floorboards vs. pegs, tube vs. tubeless tires, and handle-bar configurations.17 KB (2,259 words) - 08:42, 8 October 2009
- This system uses a belt or camshaft driven pump from the engine to pressurise a special hydraulic fluid, which then powers the [[brake]]s, ...similar in size to a power steering pump generates this pressure when the engine is running.16 KB (2,430 words) - 23:46, 7 August 2009
- ...on [[energy]] (such as a [[spark plug]]), as is the case in the [[gasoline engine]]. ...[[patent]] on [[February 23]], [[1893]] (1893-02-23). Diesel intended the engine to use a variety of fuels including [[coal dust]]. He demonstrated it in t33 KB (5,114 words) - 23:11, 23 September 2009
- ...om using motor oil include cooling by carrying [[heat]] away from moving [[engine]] parts and often include cleaning and corrosion inhibition in internal com ...nder (engine)|cylinder]]s. This oil film also serves as a seal between the piston rings and cylinder walls to separate the [[combustion chamber]] in the [[cy19 KB (3,054 words) - 08:52, 8 October 2009
- ...[[gasoline]], [[diesel]] or [[methane]], in a modern [[internal combustion engine]], but they produce more pollution than would use of that energy in [[plug- ...the use of [[fuel cell]]s and [[electric motor]]s instead of a traditional engine. Hydrogen reacts with [[oxygen]] inside the fuel cells, which produces [[el22 KB (3,293 words) - 00:01, 23 June 2009
- ...is a device which mixes [[air]] and [[fuel]] for an [[internal-combustion engine]]. Carburetors are still found in small engines and in older or specialized ...s were almost ubiquitous, partly because a downdraft unit is ideal for [[V engine]]s. In Europe, the side-draft replaced downdraft as underbonnet space decre27 KB (4,310 words) - 17:26, 17 May 2011
- ...e applications, fuel metering is one of several functions performed by an "engine management system". ...n systems have existed since the earliest usage of the internal combustion engine.35 KB (5,222 words) - 08:19, 11 June 2009
- A '''motorcycle''' is a two-wheeled [[vehicle]] powered by an [[engine]]. The [[wheel]]s are in-line, and at higher speed the motorcycle remains u ...ot set out to create a vehicle form but to build a simple carriage for the engine which was the focus of their endeavours.38 KB (6,073 words) - 20:26, 6 July 2009
- ...e''' is a [[wheel]]ed [[passenger]] [[vehicle]] that carries its own [[car engine|motor]]. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designe An automobile powered by the Otto gasoline engine was invented in [[Germany]] by [[Karl Benz]] in 1885. Benz was granted a [[31 KB (4,648 words) - 15:58, 10 August 2009
- ...n several races at each event for various classes of motorcycles, based on engine size, and one class for [[sidecar]]s. Classes for [[50 cc]], 80 cc, 12 ...lusively of two-stroke machines. In 2007, the MotoGP class had its maximum engine displacement capacity reduced to 800 cc for a minimum of 5 years.24 KB (3,554 words) - 17:47, 27 September 2009