spark plug gap
1spark plug gap — The space between the center and side electrodes of a spark plug across which the spark must jump to ignite the air fuel mixture in the combustion chamber …
2Spark plug — A spark plug (also, very rarely nowadays, in British English: a sparking plug) is an electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of some internal combustion engines and ignites compressed aerosol gasoline by means of an electric spark.… …
3plug gap — See spark plug gap …
4spark air gap — The gap between the electrodes of a spark plug. Also see surface gap …
5spark plug — A device containing two electrodes across which electricity jumps to produce a spark to fire the fuel charge. The center electrode is insulated from the spark plug shell by means of a molded insulator resembling porcelain. The side electrode… …
6gap spark plug — See surface gap spark plug …
7spark plug gauge — A tool used for checking spark plug gaps; usually with metal feeler blades or calibrated wire feelers (the wire type is preferred over the blade type). It often includes an electrode adjusting tool for altering the gap between the electrodes …
8spark plug — 1. a device designed to fit in each cylinder of a gasoline powered internal combustion engine and to produce the electric spark for igniting the mixture of gasoline and air. 2. Informal. a person who leads, inspires, or animates a group. [1900… …
9spark plug — noun Date: 1903 1. a part that fits into the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and carries two electrodes separated by an air gap across which the current from the ignition system discharges to form the spark for combustion 2. one… …
10spark plug whiskering — See gap bridging …
