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• Firing order
  The '''firing order''' is the sequence of sparking of the [[spark plug]]s in a [[reciprocating engine]], or the sequence of fuel injection in In a [[straight engine]] the spark plugs (and [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s) are numbered, starting with #1, from
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• Alfa Romeo Twin Spark engine
  The '''[[Alfa Romeo]] Twin Spark (TS)''' technology was originally developed by Alfa in the early 1960s in t ==The 'Twin Spark'==
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• Feeler gauge
  ...specific diameter instead of flat blades is used to set the gap in [[spark plugs]] to the correct size; this is done by increasing or decreasing the gap unt
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• Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine
  |Successor || [[Alfa Romeo Twin Spark engine|Alfa Romeo TwinSpark]] ...[[Fiat]] designed [[engine block]], please refer to the [[Alfa Romeo Twin Spark engine]] page.
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• Ignition system
  ...in a controlled manner. This type of arrangement was quickly superseded by spark ignition, a system which is generally used to this day, albeit with sparks ...heat on each stroke due to the heat generated on the previous stroke. Glow plugs are also used to aid starting of diesel engines.
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• Spark plug
  ...of the plug, a [[spark gap]] inside the cylinder. Early patents for spark plugs included those by [[Nikola Tesla]] (in US patent 609,250 ...ngines can be divided into ''spark-ignition engines'', which require spark plugs to begin combustion, and ''compression-ignition engines'' ([[diesel engines
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• Ducati Supermono
  ===Fuel and spark plugs=== ...]]s with a 54 to 55 heat index were required. Several teams used Champion spark plug QA55V.
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• Engine knocking
  ...urs when [[petrol|fuel]] in the cylinder is ignited by the firing of the [[spark plug]] and smooth burning proceeds but some of the unburned mixture in the * Retardation of [[spark plug]] [[ignition system|ignition]].
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• Cylinder head
  ...combustion chamber]] and the location of the [[poppet valve|valve]]s and [[spark plug]]s. In a [[flathead engine]], the mechanical parts of the valve train
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• Maserati 5000 GT
  *mechanical [[Magneti-Marelli]] ignition, dual spark plugs and dual fuel pump
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• Rotary combustion engine
  ...amber as opposed to two for the Wankel. However it also requires six spark plugs, one per combustion chamber, as opposed to one per rotor for the Wankel (al ...ential. In common with the Wankel, the Quasiturbine only requires a single spark plug. A prototype of the Quasiturbine AC design was constructed and turned
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• Engine braking
  ...rgy from the expansion. [[Diesel]] engines are [[adiabatic]] and have no [[spark plug]]s and use energy transferred to air charge during compression to dire
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• Automotive terms Italian to English
  | Spark plugs | Spark plug wires
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• Ferrari 288 GTO
  Spark Plugs:
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• Maserati Motorcycles
  components (spark plugs and accumulators), as well as [[moped]]s and [[motorcycle]]s. It was part
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• Overhead cam
  ...der head]] design). However, this did offer excellent access to the spark plugs.
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• Ferrari Colombo engine
  ...bore spacing, paving the way for future displacement increases. The spark plugs were moved and a new water pump was used. The dynamo on the prior versions
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• Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
  ...] that featured [[SPICA]] fuel injection, four ignition coils and 16 spark plugs. The engine used four chain-driven camshafts to operate the valve train and
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• Alfa Romeo 1750 Drophead
  ...epower, improvements to the cast iron head and the relocation of the spark plugs, intake manifold and exhaust improved mid-range performance. In addition, t
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• Alfa Romeo in Formula One
  ...he engines was difficult - they had to be removed in order to change the [[spark plug]]s - and the high [[Fuel efficiency|fuel consumption]] engine required
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