When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Engine knocking - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_knocking

    In spark-ignition internal combustion engines, knocking (also knock, detonation, spark knock, pinging or pinking) occurs when combustion of some of the air/fuel mixture in the cylinder does not result from propagation of the flame front ignited by the spark plug, but when one or more pockets of air/fuel mixture explode outside the envelope of the normal combustion front.

  3. Pre-ignition - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-ignition

    In the case of highly supercharged or high compression multi-cylinder engines, pre-ignition can quickly melt or burn pistons since the power generated by other still functioning pistons will force the overheated ones along no matter how early the mix pre-ignites. Many engines have suffered such failure where improper fuel delivery is present.

  4. Firing order - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firing_order

    For this inline-4 engine, 1-3-4-2 could be a valid firing order.. The firing order of an internal combustion engine is the sequence of ignition for the cylinders.. In a spark ignition (e.g. gasoline/petrol) engine, the firing order corresponds to the order in which the spark plugs are operated.

  5. 3 Surprising 'Mini Heart Attack' Symptoms Most People Miss - AOL

    www.aol.com/3-surprising-mini-heart-attack...

    3. Prolonged fatigue According to both doctors, unexplained fatigue could also be a sign of a “mini heart attack,” especially if it’s excessive and prolonged.

  6. List of Ford engines - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Ford_engines

    2000–present Power Stroke 3.0 [3] —3.0 L Diesel , Used in Ford Ranger (Argentina) 2009–present EcoBoost —1.6 L/2.0 L Ford Sigma 1.6 L and L 2.0 L -engine with Direct Injection Spark Ignition

  7. Straight-three engine - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-three_engine

    Circa-1960 Saab two-stroke engine 2010 Suzuki K10B engine. Among the first cars to use a straight-three engine is the 1953–1955 DKW F91, powered by a 900 cc (55 cu in) two-stroke engine, although this was predated by the 3 cylinder 15hp Rolls Royce produced in 1905 and a number of other cars of this era also used 3 cylinder engines.

  8. Squib load - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squib_load

    A squib load, also known as a squib round, pop and no kick, or just a squib, is a firearm malfunction in which a fired projectile does not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes stuck.

  9. Chevrolet Inline-4 engine - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Inline-4_engine

    The 224-cubic-inch (3.67 L) engine, the larger engine in this family, was introduced in 1917 for the 1918 model year and used only in the Series FA and FB. It had the same bore as the 171, but a longer stroke of 5 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (133 mm), giving it 37 horsepower (28 kW) at 2,000 rpm. Applications: 1918 Chevrolet Series FA (37 hp; 28 kW) [7]