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Automotive
Dealing with vehicles or machines used for travel or motion, especially cars.
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accessory system
Automotive; Motorcycles
Part of electrical system consisting of lights, horn, electrical starter, turn signals, and warning systems.
needle circuit
Automotive; Motorcycles
Carburetor circuit that controls air-fuel ratio from one-fourth to three-fourths throttle opening. The jet needle and needle jet meter fuel flow in this circuit.
high-gear pinion
Automotive; Motorcycles
Top gear on main shaft in direct drive gearbox. All ratios drive through high-gear pinion, which has output sprocket mounted to it.
additives
Automotive; Motorcycles
Chemical compounds used to alter characteristics of lubricating oils and fuels.
negative terminal
Automotive; Motorcycles
With an excess amount of electrons which flow toward positive terminal.
holed piston
Automotive; Motorcycles
A condition caused by severe detonation or pre-ignition, where a hole is eaten or burned through crown of piston as a result of extreme heat and pressure.
air box
Automotive; Motorcycles
Plastic, fibreglass or metal box mounted between carburetor and air filter. This box provides a volume of still, filtered air for induction into the engine.
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