spark advance control

  • 1orifice spark advance control — (OSAC) a device used by Chrysler to apply vacuum advance over a period of time. By limiting the timing advance rate, NOx is reduced …

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  • 2advance — [1] The act of changing the ignition timing so that the spark occurs earlier in the cycle. The opposite is retard. [2] It may refer to the device which makes this adjustment. Also see automatic advance centrifugal advance electronic spark advance …

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  • 3spark — The bridging or jumping of a gap between two electrodes by a current of electricity. One of the essential factors in a combustion engine (Fuel, Air, Proper proportion of mixture, compression, timing, Spark). See electronic spark advance… …

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  • 5knock control — A device which retards the spark advance when detonation occurs. The retard mode is held for a certain time, typically 20 seconds, after which the knock control reverts to normal operation …

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  • 6Alfa Romeo Twin Spark engine — Infobox Automobile engine name=Alfa Romeo TwinSpark engine manufacturer=Alfa Romeo production=1986– type=DOHC 2/4 valve I4 predecessor=Alfa Romeo Twin Cam successor= displacement=1.4 L 1.6 L 1.7 L 1.8 L 2.0 L power = 76 kW (103 PS) 114 kW (155… …

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  • 7vacuum advance — A mechanism on the side of the distributor that automatically varies the instant at which the spark occurs as a function of intake manifold vacuum. Vacuum advance provides the additional advance that is needed when the engine is operating at part …

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  • 8OSAC — Acronym for orifice Spark advance control …

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  • 10Chevrolet small-block engine — Chevrolet Small Block V8 engine Manufacturer: General Motors Production: 1955–2003 Successors: GM LT engine, GM LS engine Type: small block V8 265 Produ …

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