Automotive

Automotive

Dealing with vehicles or machines used for travel or motion, especially cars.

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detergent oil

Automotive; Motorcycles

An oil which keeps particles and contaminants in suspension and has ability to neutralize acids resulting from combustion process.

slide cutaway circuit

Automotive; Motorcycles

Carburetor circuit which controls air-fuel ratio from one-eighth to one-quarter throttle opening. Height of cutaway portion of slide controls how much air is mixed with fuel. Fuel ...

detonation

Automotive; Motorcycles

A condition where excessive temperature of air-fuel mixture in combustion chamber causes uncontrolled explosive burning. As detonated flame front collides with flame front ...

slide-controlled carburetor

Automotive; Motorcycles

A carburetor using a throttle slide (plunger) to regulate venturi restriction (throttle opening).

diagnosis

Automotive; Motorcycles

Process of determining cause of a failure.

sliding gear (dog gear)

Automotive; Motorcycles

A gear splined to its shaft and moved side to side by a shifting fork. A sliding gear has dogs on its lateral face that engage with holes or dogs in adjacent gears.