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    A spark plug (sometimes, in British English, a sparking plug, and, colloquially, a plug) is a device for delivering electric current from an ignition...
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    Spark plug wires (also called high tension leads) are electrical cables used by older internal combustion engines to transmit high-voltage electricity...
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    Champion is an American brand of spark plug. Champion is a longtime sponsor of various racing events, cars, and series including two series run under sanctioning...
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    Ignition coil (redirect from Spark coil)
    of a spark-ignition engine to transform the battery voltage to the much higher voltages required to operate the spark plug(s). The spark plugs then use...
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  • Niterra (redirect from NGK Spark Plug)
    established in 1936 and based in Nagoya, Japan. Formerly known as NGK Spark Plug Co. Ltd., the company’s automotive business (with its brands NGK Ignition...
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  • A spark plug is an electrical device in some internal combustion engines and ignites fuel by means of an electric spark. Spark plug may also refer to:...
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    a spark plug to thunder for a lightning discharge), light, and heat. Spark gaps were used historically in early electrical equipment, such as spark gap...
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    engines. In order to accommodate a second spark plug in the 4-valve combustion chamber, a smaller diameter spark plug is located the very edge of the combustion...
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  • the combustion process of the air-fuel mixture is ignited by a spark from a spark plug. This is in contrast to compression-ignition engines, typically...
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    dome shape in the head receiving it. The hemi-head design places the spark plug at or near the center of the chamber to promote a strong flame front....
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    on the base of the plug. The voltage for the spark is provided by an ignition coil or magneto that is connected to the spark plug with an insulated wire...
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  • wasted spark system is a type of ignition system used in some four-stroke cycle internal combustion engines. In a wasted spark system, the spark plugs fire...
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    higher density of fuel around the spark plug, and a leaner mixture (lower density of fuel) further away from the spark plug. In the homogeneous charge mode...
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    difficult-to-remove spark plugs, which can cause part of the spark plug to become seized in the cylinder head. The source of the problem is a unique plug design that...
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    NASCAR driver, Thurman "Sparky" Plugg, his name was soon changed to Bob "Spark Plug" Holly. In 1998, under the name of Bombastic Bob, he formed a team with...
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    operating temperature. Diesel engines, unlike common spark-ignition engines, do not use spark plugs to ignite the air-fuel mixture. Instead, they rely solely...
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  • Eyes)" with lyrics by Billy Rose, as well as the 1923 record "Come On, Spark Plug!" Barney Google himself, once the star of the strip and a very popular...
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  • Engine knocking (redirect from Spark knock)
    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...
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  • ACDelco (redirect from AC Spark Plug)
    prototypes. Buick at that time was using Rajah spark plugs. Durant thought they could manufacture spark plugs to Champion's design cheaper than buying them...
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    layer of fuel is the "spark plug", a hollow column of fissile material (239 Pu or 235 U) often boosted by deuterium gas. The spark plug, when compressed,...
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    Distributor (redirect from Plug-top coil)
    system of older spark ignition engines. The distributor's main function is to route electricity from the ignition coil to each spark plug at the correct...
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    1922. Also an automotive engineer, he invented and manufactured the KLG spark plug. Additionally, aside from motorsport and mechanical interests, he was...
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  • Autolite or Auto–Lite is an American brand of spark plugs and ignition wire sets headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. Autolite products are sold in the United...
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    opening and occlusion instead. The cylinder head also holds the spark plug in the case of spark ignition engines and the injector for engines that use direct...
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    25, 2023. "1988 AC Spark Plug 500". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2023. "1989 AC Spark Plug 500". Racing-Reference...
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    removal of the spark plug boot in order to attach a direct pickup between the wire's terminal and the centre conductor of the spark plug. Mark Schnubel...
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    proved to be a much more practical engine, as it has easily accessible spark plugs, a simpler cooling design, and a conventional power take-off shaft. Wankel...
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    "1975 Champion Spark Plug 400". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 25, 2023. "1976 Champion Spark Plug 400". Racing-Reference...
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  • designs to trigger sparking. The Otto is one of the first engines to use a spark plug, which is a device that produces a small electric spark to ignite the...
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  • truck manufacturers on spark ignition, i.e., gasoline engines. Today it is still widely used in coil-on-plug, coil-near-plug and in coil packs in distributorless...
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