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Automobile Biographies Nicholas Joseph Cugnot The pioneer inventor of the steam locomotive, invented a new gun, with which the cavalry were equipped. Nicholas Joseph Cugnot born at Void, Lorraine, France, September 25, 1725.Nicholas Joseph Cugnot died in Paris, October 2, 1804. Concerning the early life of Cugnot, little is known. He was educated for the [...]

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The automobile terms spelled with first letter O.

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Odometer An instrument for continuously recording the distance traveled by a vehicle. It is essentially a mechanical counter and recorder of road wheel revolutions, which automatically, by means of a suitably designed clockwork train converts wheel revolutions into miles and fractions thereof, and indicates the same upon a suitable dial. It is usually combined with [...]

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The automobile terms spelled with first letter N.

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Needle Valve A valve for controlling the flow of a fluid, usually consisting of a stem provided with a more or less tapered point, adapted to tightly fit in a somewhat conical seat. When the stem is thus seated the flow of fluid is cut off, and, as the tapered end of the stem is [...]

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The automobile terms spelled with first letter L.

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Labor (v.) In the operation of a gasoline motor, to rotate jerkily at low speed with noticeable variations in angular velocity between the instants preceding and the instants following power impulses. It occurs when a motor is overloaded, under which condition the energy stored in the balance wheel is insufficient to maintain a substantially constant [...]

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The automobile terms spelled with first letter K.

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Key A means for securing a member, which is mounted upon a rotating shaft, against rotation thereon. It may secure a member, such as a flywheel, in a definite position upon its shaft, or it may be so fitted as to secure a member, such as a sliding gear wheel, so as to permit it [...]

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The automobile terms spelled with first letter J.

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Jack A device for raising a heavy load, such as a portion of the weight of an automobile, by hand power. It consists of a vertically movable guided member held in a frame, the bottom of which rests upon the ground or floor, the upper end of the movable member resting under the axle or [...]

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The automobile terms spelled with first letter I.

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I Section A cross section similar to an H section (q. v.) except that the web is longer relatively to the length of the flanges, giving it more the shape of an I than of an H. Synonym: I beam. Idle (v.) To rotate without doing useful work. A gasoline or steam engine is said [...]

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The automobile terms spelled with first letter H

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H Section A form of cross section used in members subjected to compression and bending stresses, such as connecting rods, front axles, distance rods and structural members. The cross section consists of two flanges joined by a perpendicular web, thus resembling a letter H. Halftime Gears The gears which operate the cam shaft of a [...]

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The automobile terms spelled with first letter G

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Gage Of a vehicle The straight line distance between the centers of the points of contact with the road, of the two fronts or of the two rear wheels. The standard gage for pleasure automobiles in this country is 56 or 56^ inches, although 60 inches is common in certain sections. The gage of heavy [...]

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The automobile terms spelled with first letter F

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Fan As applied to gasoline vehicle engines, a rotary fan of several sheet metal blades, generally carried by a horizontal shaft driven from the engine, and so arranged as to create a blast of cool air to assist in conveying away excess heat from the cylinders. On air-cooled engines the fan is so placed in [...]

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The automobile terms spelled with first letterr E

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Eccentric A circular metal plate or disc fixed to a power shaft with its plane at right angles thereto, the centre of which disc does not coincide with the axis. The distance from the centre of the eccentric to its shaft axis is known as its eccentricity. It is used in connection with other parts [...]

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