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  • Cooling System Thermostat works

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    Cooling System Thermostat works

    How 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 ...

  • Core plug

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    Engine 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 ...

  • Cornering (Lateral) force explained

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    Cornering (Lateral) force explained

    Car Cornering (Lateral) force explained Tire tread element displacement and the resulting cornering force Cornering force or side force is the lateral (i.e. parallel to the road ...

  • Cosworth BDA engine (1969-)

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    1960s

    Cosworth BDA engines Cosworth solidified its association with Ford in 1969, by developing a double overhead camshaft (DOHC) 16-valve inline four-cylinder engine for road use in ...

  • Cosworth BOA FBA FBC V6 Engine (1991-)

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    1990s
    Cosworth BOA FBA FBC V6 Engine (1991-)

    The Cosworth FBA and FBC V6 Engine "BOA" The FBA and FBC engines were found in the Ford Granada and Ford Scorpio Ultima. The FBA came first in 1991 also known as the 'BOA', it ...

  • Cosworth DFV Engine (1960s)

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    1960s
    Cosworth DFV Engine (1960s)

    Cosworth DFV Engine The DFV is an internal combustion engine that was originally produced by Cosworth for Formula One motor racing. Named Four Valve because of the four valves ...

  • Cosworth GBA V6 Engine (1986-1987)

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    1980s
    Cosworth GBA V6 Engine (1986-1987)

    The Cosworth GBA V6 Engine Cosworth experimented with turbocharged BD derivatives, before settling on an all-new turbocharged 1,500 cc (91.5 cu in) V6 engine to be badged as the ...

  • Cosworth WAA 190E Engine (1984-1989)

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    1980s
    Cosworth WAA 190E Engine (1984-1989)

    The Cosworth WAA 190E 2.3-litre Engine Cosworth’s involvement with Mercedes-Benz came with moves in the mid-1980s from the German manufacturer to re-enter motorsport the new W201 ...

  • Cosworth YB Engine (1986-)

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    1980s

    Ford Cosworth YB series Engine The YB series of 1,993 cc (121.6 cu in) engines are based on the older Pinto engine block, and were introduced in the road-going Ford Sierra RS ...

  • Coventry Climax FPE Engine

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    1950s
    Coventry Climax FPE Engine

    Coventry Climax FPE 'Godiva' Engine Commission Sportive Internationale announced in 1952 that 2.5L naturally aspirated engines would be a part of Formula One regulation starting ...

  • Coventry Climax FPF Engine

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    1950s
    Coventry Climax FPF Engine

    Coventry Climax FPF Engine The FPF was a double overhead cam all aluminium four cylinder that was essentially half of the FPE V8 engine, which was designed as a pure racing ...

  • Coventry Climax FW Engine

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    1950s
    Coventry Climax FW Engine

    Coventry Climax FW Engine Within the complicated corporate lineage, the reputation of Coventry Climax as the top-rate engine designer/builder is largely credited to Walter Hassan ...

  • Coventry Climax FWM Engine

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    1940s

    Coventry Climax FWM engine The FW was designed in response to the British Government's Defence Ministry (MoD) requisition outline issued in 1950, specifying a water pump and ...

  • Coventry Climax History

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    1900s
    Coventry Climax History

    Coventry-Simplex Climax History 1903 to 1986 Former type Limited company Industry Speciality machinery and engine manufacture Fate Purchased by Jaguar Cars, businesses merged by ...

  • Coventry Climax Jaguar V12

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    Coventry Climax Jaguar V12

    Coventry Climax Jaguar V12 Engine Having designed and developed the successful Jaguar XK engine under the guidance of William Heynes at SS Cars Ltd, Walter Hassan and the team ...

  • Crank Journals (pins)

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    Crank Journals (pins)

    Engine 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 ...

  • Crankcase

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    Engine 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 ...

  • Crankcase ventilation & PCV valve

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    Crankcase ventilation & PCV valve

    Engine 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 ...