stalling an engine
1Engine braking — is where the retarding forces within an engine are used to slow a vehicle down, as opposed to using an external braking mechanism, for example friction brakes or magnetic brakes. The term is often confused with several other types of braking,… …
2Stall (engine) — A stall is the slowing or stopping of a process, and in the case of an engine, refers to a sudden stopping of the engine turning, usually brought about accidentally. It is commonly applied to the phenomenon whereby an engine abruptly ceases… …
3gas-turbine engine — Introduction any internal combustion engine employing a gas as the working fluid used to turn a turbine. The term also is conventionally used to describe a complete internal combustion engine consisting of at least a compressor, a… …
4Rotary engine — The rotary engine was an early type of internal combustion aircraft engine in which the crankshaft remains stationary and the entire cylinder block revolves around it. The design was used mostly in the years shortly before and during World War I… …
5Toyota E engine — The Toyota E engine family is a straight 4 piston engine series, utilizing a timing belt rather than a chain. Like many of Toyota s other engine designs, the E engine series features a cast iron block, along with an aluminum cylinder head. The… …
6Duncan (Thomas the Tank Engine) — Duncan is a character from The Railway Series and its adaptation Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends . He was created by W.V. Awdry. Duncan is a stubborn engine that likes to complain that he is overworked. He is known for swaying on the track… …
7AMC Computerized Engine Control — The Computerized Engine Control or CEC system was an engine management system designed and used by American Motors and Jeep from 1980 1990, on the AMC 258 engine.CEC was unique in that almost all of its sensors and actuators were digital; instead …
8XFLAIM Database Engine — Infobox Software name = XFLAIM caption = latest release version = latest release date = operating system = Cross platform genre = Development Library license = GPL website = [http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/FLAIM XFLAIM] TOC… …
9Clutch control — refers to the act of controlling the speed of a vehicle with a manual transmission by partially engaging the clutch plate, using the clutch pedal instead of (or in conjunction with) the accelerator pedal. The purpose of a clutch is in part to… …
10Automatic transmission — An automatic transmission (commonly AT or Auto ) is an automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. Similar but larger devices are also used for heavy… …
