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Conversion Factors Quick Guide
RegisteredTechnical GuidesConversion Factors Quick Guide Force 1 lbf/ft = 0.138kgf/m = 1.356 lbf/ft = 12 lbf/in 1 kgf/m = 7.233 lbf/ft = 9.807 Nm = 86.8 lbf/in 1 Nm = 0.102 kgf/m = 0.7376 Nm = 8.85 lbf/in ...
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Coolant Leaks Finding
RegisteredTechnical GuidesFinding Engine Coolant Leaks Engine Coolant Level is Low Many points in your car’s cooling system are liable to develop leaks through which coolant can escape. To inspect for a ...
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Cooling Air cooled Vehicles
RegisteredTechnical GuidesAir cooling explained Air cooling is a method of dissipating heat. It works by making the object to be cooled have a larger surface area or have an increased flow of air over its ...
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Cooling check or renew radiator cap
RegisteredTechnical GuidesChecking and renewing a radiator cap The spring loading of the cap keeps the cooling system under pressure, and raises the boiling point of water so that it does not boil at the ...
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Cooling Internal combustion engine
RegisteredTechnical GuidesAutomotive engine cooling Internal combustion engine cooling refers to the cooling of an internal combustion engine, typically using either air or a liquid. Overview Heat engines ...
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Cooling Removing and testing a thermostat
Technical GuidesCooling System Removing and testing a thermostat Thermostats are quite reliable, they do occasionally go wrong and need to be renewed. There is nothing you can do to repair a ...
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Cooling System Flush
RegisteredTechnical GuidesReplace a Radiator & Flush the Cooling System The vehicle's radiator is the component that removes heat from the engine through thermal heat exchange. It is usually located in ...
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Cooling System parts
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine Cooling System parts Inside your car's engine, thousands of controlled explosions called combustion events are caused by igniting the fuel air mixture inside the engine. ...
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Cooling System Thermostat works
RegisteredTechnical GuidesHow a Car Cooling System Thermostat Works Inside your cars engine, thousands of controlled explosions called combustion events caused by igniting fuel-air mixture inside the ...
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Core plug
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine Core plugs Core plugs, are usually metal cups that fill the sand casting core holes found on water-cooled internal combustion engines. They are often wrongly called Welsh ...
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Crank Journals (pins)
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine Crank Journals (pins) explained Crankpins highlighted in blue In a reciprocating engine, the crankpins, also known as crank journals are the journals of the big end ...
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Crankcase
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine Crankcase In an internal combustion engine of the reciprocating type, the crankcase is the housing for the crankshaft. The enclosure forms the largest cavity in the engine ...
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Crankcase ventilation & PCV valve
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine Crankcase ventilation system & (PCV) valve Car pcv valve A crankcase ventilation system is a way for gases to escape in a controlled manner from the crankcase of an ...
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Crankshaft
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine Crankshaft explained The crankshaft, sometimes abbreviated to crank, is the part of an engine that translates reciprocating linear piston motion into rotation. To convert ...
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Crankshaft Crossplane
RegisteredTechnical GuidesV8 Crossplane crankshaft The crossplane or cross-plane is a crankshaft design for V8 engines with a 90° angle between the cylinder banks. The crossplane crankshaft is the ...
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Crankshaft deep rolling
RegisteredTechnical GuidesCrankshaft deep rolling Deep rolling is a method of cold work deformation and burnishing of internal combustion engine crankshaft journal fillets to increase durability and ...
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Cylinder
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine Cylinder explained A cylinder is the central working part of a reciprocating engine or pump, the space in which a piston travels. Multiple cylinders are commonly arranged ...
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Cylinder bank
RegisteredTechnical GuidesEngine Cylinder bank explained Internal combustion piston engines (those with more than one cylinder) are usually arranged so that the cylinders are in lines parallel to the ...
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