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• Piston
  ...[[plug]] that fits closely inside the [[bore]] of a [[cylinder (geometry)|cylinder]]. ...nclosed by the cylinder, or to exert a [[force]] on a [[fluid]] inside the cylinder.
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• Combustion chamber
  ...move a [[piston]] on a [[crankshaft]] or a [[turbine|turbine disc]] in a [[gas turbine]]. The energy can also be used to produce [[thrust]] when directed ...]]. It is strongly desirable to avoid narrow crevices where stagnant "end gas" can become trapped, as this tends to [[Engine knocking|detonate]] violentl
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• Reciprocating engine
  ...rling engine, which repeatedly heats and cools the same sealed quantity of gas. In some designs the piston may be powered in both directions in the cylinder in which case it is said to be [[Steam_power#Double-acting_pistons|double a
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• Benelli 250 2C
  |Engine type || Single cylinder |Valves per cylinder || 2
  2 KB (183 words) - 16:21, 13 October 2009
• Lancia motorcycle
  ...kcase where the intake air is pure was to help to keep the gas cool in the cylinder with the aim of eliminating the wasting of fuel. The suction in the crankca
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• Delta engine
  ...nd that ignition occurs when the pistons are not at equal positions in the cylinder.]] ...gle piston and being closed at one end with a cylinder head, the elongated cylinder would contain two opposing pistons driving in opposite directions toward th
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• Motom
  ...ic Motor). A modern legend was born, a light and robust bike with a single-cylinder 4-stroke engine, with incredible performance and low fuel consumption, this ...of a main truss at the front of the [[motorcycle]] that incorporated the [[gas tank]], while at the opposite side it divided the form of the two arms with
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• Ducati 65T
  |Engine || Air-cooled [[Motorcycle_engine#Single|single cylinder]] [[Four_Stroke_Engine|4-stroke]], 65.38 cc displacement, 44 mm ∅ x 43 mm ...''' (Turismo Sport) appeared in 1955, ten pounds lighter, with a different gas tank, lower handlebars and dual seat.
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• Bonzi & Marchi
  ...dded a new model with a ''Moser'' engine with 2.75 hp, a single vertical [[cylinder]] with chain drive and two V-twin versions. ...tured by ''Brooks''. The frame color is all black with green panels on the gas tank and the logo is no longer visible on the tank. The ST.A.S motor number
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• Aprilia RXV
  ...cooled four stroke with 12.5:1 compression ratio. RXV/SXV 5.5: 549 cc twin-cylinder 77° v-twin dry sump water cooled four stroke with 12:1 compression ratio. ...ame in such a way that the air filter sits on top of the engine, below the gas tank, rather than the more traditional under-the-seat location. This allows
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• Ducati Supermono
  ...gine || 549/572&nbsp;cc 4-valve [[desmodromic valve|desmodromic]] [[single cylinder engine|single]]<br>12:1 [[compression ratio]]<br>Weber [[fuel injection]]<b The '''Ducati Supermono''' is a lightweight, [[single cylinder engine|single-cylinder]] racing [[motorcycle]] made by [[Ducati]]. It is named for the [[Supermon
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• Bernardi
  |Engine || rear, 1 flat cylinder ...c rubber ball (like a squeeze horn). By squeezing the ball gave the engine gas and upon releasing, you went slower.
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• Compression ratio
  ...n engine it is the [[ratio]] between the volume of the [[Cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] and combustion chamber when the [[piston]] is at the bottom of its [[stro ...chamber). When the piston has moved up to the top of its stroke inside the cylinder, and the remaining volume inside the head or combustion chamber has been re
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• Sport compact
  ...form sharing. [[Electronic control unit]]s are also programmed for optimal gas mileage. ...an most six and eight cylinder engines, sometimes even more than 10 and 12 cylinder engines with the right build.
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• Piston ring
  # Supporting heat transfer from the piston to the cylinder wall. ...the piston ring compresses to a few thousandths of an inch when inside the cylinder bore.
  6 KB (1,010 words) - 09:55, 25 September 2009
• Internal-combustion engine
  ...carbons are called oil engines. However, gasoline engines are often called gas engines for short. The only limitations are that the fuel must be easily tr [[Jet engine]]s, most [[rocket]]s and many [[gas turbine]]s are strictly classed as internal combustion engines, but the ter
  20 KB (3,085 words) - 13:24, 8 October 2009
• Ducati Bronco
  |Engine || [[Air-cooled]] [[Motorcycle_engine#Single|single cylinder]] [[Four Stroke Engine|4-stroke]], 124.4 cc [[Engine displacement|displacem ...andlebar was replaced with a more upright touring handlebar, and a smaller gas tank, and smaller 16-inch, knobby tires were fitted.
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• Fuel pump
  [[image:fuelpump1.jpg|thumb|right|250px|mechanical fuel pump, fitted to [[cylinder head]]]] ...henever the car's ignition switch is in the "on" position. Depressing the gas [[pedal]] results in the throttle body opening on the engine (metering the
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• Fiat 24-32 HP
  It was equipped with 4-cylinder engine: fisrt car to have gas pedal and a gearbox with 4 forward gears. The road model could achieve top
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• Turbocharger
  A '''turbocharger''' is an exhaust gas driven [[compressor]] used in [[internal-combustion engine]]s to increase t ...is an [[exhaust]] gas driven [[supercharger]]. All superchargers have a [[gas compressor]] in the intake tract of the engine which compresses the intake
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