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...tribution points (in this case 4) is determined by the number of cylinders in the engine]] ...tact points at the left. The pivot is on the right and the cam follower is in the middle of the breaker arm.]]

...moment of the [[four-stroke cycle]]. The resulting shockwave reverberates in the combustion chamber creating a characteristic metallic "pinging" sound. ...t is caused by an instantaneous ignition of the remaining fuel/air mixture in the form of an explosion. The cylinder pressure rises dramatically beyond d

...[[Milan]]-based workshop ''Societa Anonima Officine Alfieri [[Maserati]]'' in 1914. Both served in the [[World War I]] and the workshop was run by his brother

.... The [[fuel]] mixture inside the cylinder to two flow up the [[channels]] in the upper [[piston]].

...re familiar to computer users all over the world, but DIN issues standards in any conceivable area. One of the oldest and surely most popular is [[DIN 47 DIN is a registered association, founded in [[1917]]. Its headquarters is in [[Berlin]]. Since [[1975]] it has been recognized by the German government

.... In most applications a pressure differential helps to seal the valve and in some applications also open it. Poppet valves are used in many industrial process from controlling the flow of rocket fuel to control

In general, a '''piston''' is a sliding [[plug]] that fits closely inside the [[bore]] of a [[cylinder (geometry)|cylinder Most pistons fitted in a cylinder have piston rings. Usually there are two spring-compression ring

A '''combustion chamber''' is the part of an [[engine]] in which [[fuel]] is burned. ...an also be used to produce [[thrust]] when directed out of a [[nozzle]] as in a [[rocket engine]].

...that was developed for the [[Lamborghini Gallardo]] automobile first sold in 2003. This is only the third engine developed by Lamborghini and the first ; Exhaust : five in one exhaust manifolds for each bank

..., it was a multi-purpose car powered by a rear-mounted 499 cc two-cylinder in-line [[engine]]. It was first presented at the ''Exhibition of Industry'' in [[Turin]], 1966, as a vehicle for leisure and for work, named the "normal"

...acing class. The Supermono is arguably one of the most collectable Ducatis in any era. Only 65 Supermonos were built by Ducati between 1993 and 1995. ...nder Ducati racer was built with [[Power-to-weight ratio|power to weight]] in mind. [[Carbon fiber]] pieces included bodywork, [[sub frame]], [[fuel tank

...1]], [[1981]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[race car]] driver born in [[Columbus, Ohio]]. ...driven by [[Floyd Davis]] that had started in 17th place and won the race. In 1947 and 1948, Rose captured back-to-back Indy 500's driving a [[Deidt]]/[[

The company was founded in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] in [[1908]] and is still based there. Briggs and Stratton engines are very co ...are usually fitted with a [[dead man's switch]] to halt power immediately in the case of the operator getting injured by the tool. On Briggs and Stratto

A '''blowoff valve''' is a pressure release system present in [[turbocharge]]d engines, its purpose is to prevent [[compressor surge]] an ...or relief valve''' is a vacuum-actuated valve designed to release pressure in the intake system of a turbocharged or centrifugally supercharged car when

...[[injection]] pumps and was a Bosch [[spark plug]] wholesaler. After WWII in October 1946, Giovanni released two newly designed [[racing]] [[motorcycle] In 1947 production of the Corsa (racer) and the Sportster street bike began, a

...uality than those which are hand-laid, giving greater strength, uniformity in the application of [[epoxy resin]], and no weak spots. The application of p [[Image:A1 Ferrari engine.jpg|right|thumb|The Ferrari engine utilised in the new A1GP cars.]]

'''S''' - [[Spark plug]]<br> ...es. The main types are the [[internal combustion engine]] used extensively in motor vehicles, the [[steam engine]] which was the mainstay of the [[indust

...and 4 titanium valves. The engine shaft is composite, the piston is forged in aluminum with in Nikasil, the plug has been given DLC treatment – a vacuum amorphous carbon deposit to incre

...ly one of the two sources is being used, the other must either also rotate in an idling manner or be connected by a one-way clutch or freewheel. With car ...ng upon how balanced the different portions are at providing motive power. In some cases, the combustion engine is the dominant portion; the electric mot

...1940s [[aircraft engine]]s, but subsequently fell from use due to advances in poppet-valve technology (sodium cooling) and to their tendency to burn cons In a normal engine using poppet valves, the valves are opened by the [[camshaf

...y]]; they also must take the shape of their container. Most liquid fuels, in widespread use, are or derived from [[fossil fuels]]; however, there are se ...port. However, others such as [[rocket fuel]] also play an important role in the economy.

...gine''' is an [[internal combustion engine]] that does not use [[piston]]s in the way a [[reciprocating engine]] does, but instead uses one or more [[rot ...'rotary engines'' and only the [[context]] determines which type is meant. In particular, the only commercial producer of (pistonless) rotary engines [[a

...um brake''' system became almost universal in British train equipment, and in those countries influenced by British practice. It enjoyed a brief period of adoption in the [[United States|USA]], primarily on [[narrow gauge railway|narrow gauge

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...d of mopeds located in [[Reggio Emilia]]. It was an [[Italian]] brand that in 1968 began producing sports [[mopeds]] with a 48 cc ''FB [[Minarelli]]'' tw ...time, but….’ And this is one. About 10 years ago I was relaxing on holiday in France when I heard the unmistakable sound of a number of old motorcycles p

...T 1300 Junior|Junior]]) and GTV ([[Alfa Romeo Sprint GT (Veloce)|Veloce]]) in the late 1960s. At the time, Alfa was very active in [[motorsport]]. Autodelta, the racing division of Alfa, developed a car for

...s is common in electric trains; from chemical energy stored on the vehicle in batteries or diesel fuel; from nuclear energy, on nuclear submarines and ai ...large companies. These forms of transportation are covered in more detail in [[Magnetic_levitation_train|maglev trains]], [[metro]]s, [[tram]]s, [[train

...g decades and now they are ubiquitous in industrialised nations and common in most others. ...es in the number of vehicles in use, have meant that the overall reduction in pollution has been much slower.

...educe the emissions from an internal combustion engine. Most commonly used in an [[automobile]]'s [[exhaust gas|exhaust]] system, catalytic converters ar ...an required, then the system is said to be running lean, and the system is in oxidizing condition. The above two oxidizing reactions (oxidation of CO and

...e]] manufacturer, created jointly by [[Bianchi]], [[Pirelli]] and [[Fiat]] in 1955. Autobianchi produced only a handful of models during its lifetime, wh ...rential (mechanics)|differential]] (final drive) that has become prevalent in its cars today. This car competed with the [[Innocenti]]-built [[Mini]], wh

...amber causes a rapid rise in [[temperature]] and [[pressure]] of the gases in the chamber, which are permitted to expand. The expanding gases are used to ...he [[combustion chamber]], and that the fuel release sufficient [[energy]] in the form of [[heat]] upon [[combustion]] to make use of the engine practica

...oving [[engine]] parts and often include cleaning and corrosion inhibition in internal combustion engines. The major fraction of the majority of motor o ...utomobile]]s, [[boats]], [[lawn mowers]], [[trains]], [[airplanes]], etc. In engines there are contacting parts which move against each other at high sp

In a piston engine it is the [[ratio]] between the volume of the [[Cylinder (e ...f its stroke containing 1000 cc of air (900 cc in the cylinder plus 100 cc in the combustion chamber). When the piston has moved up to the top of its str

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...rnal-combustion engine]]. Carburetors are still found in small engines and in older or specialized [[automobile]]s such as those designed for [[stock car ...st ubiquitous, partly because a downdraft unit is ideal for [[V engine]]s. In Europe, the side-draft replaced downdraft as underbonnet space decreased an

...vehicles]] and is used to dampen the oscillations caused by irregularities in the road surface, to protect the wheel from [[wear and tear]] as well as to [[Image:Tire_repair_shop.JPG|thumb|300px|left|A tire repair shop in Vologda, Russia. The text painted says "Tire mounting" (''Shinomontazh'')]]

...anizations''' are bodies, organizations and institutions that produce, and in some cases measure, standards. ...required for a product to be either certified by a standards body or sold in the marketplace (e.g. flammability standards for children’s clothing, rec

...a family row which saw [[Giuseppe Benelli]] walk out of the family factory in 1948 and cross the street to found his own rival marque, whose products wer ...ose mother, Teresa, had set them up in the motorcycle repair business back in 1911, a prelude to them attaching the [[Benelli]] badge to their own range

...rface in granite, shale, brick granules or similar unbound material rolled in on the base ground". Competitors use this surface to slide their machines s ...g the [[Speedway World Cup]] whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the [[Speedway Grand Prix]] events is pronounced the Speedway world champio

...ulia|Giulia]] [[Sedan (car)|Berlina car]]. These appealing cars were made in a wide variety of models over a period of 13 years, so they provide a lot o ...feature the four cylinder, all-light-alloy [[Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine]] in various cubic capacities from 1290 cc to 1962 cc, all with two valves per c

[[Image:IlarioBandini0053.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Ilario Bandini at work in the 90's]] ...pened a garage and [[car rental|rental car]] ''cum'' [[limousine]] service in downtown Forlì.

...and Ronzoni competing in the 1911 [[Targa Florio]] with two 24 HP models. In 1914, an advanced Grand Prix car was designed and built, the [[Alfa Romeo G ...en [[Giuseppe Campari]] won at [[Mugello]] and continued with second place in the [[Targa Florio]] driven by [[Enzo Ferrari]]. Giuseppe Merosi continued