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  • Engine pistons

    Stoichiometric mixture: What type of mixture it is?

    A stoichiometric mixture is a mixture of fuel and air that contains the exact amount of air required for perfect combustion of the fuel. This perfect ratio of fuel and air in the mixture is called the stoichiometric ratio.

  • Air-Fuel Ratio

    Air-fuel ratio: How does it affect engine performance?

    An air-fuel ratio is a dimensionless number that expresses the ratio between the actual amount of air in the mixture and the theoretical amount (stoichiometric amount) of air corresponding to the fuel used. The coefficient, named in English as the Air-Fuel Ratio, is denoted by the Greek letter λ (lambda).

  • Car paint damage

    How to repair a damaged or scratched car body?

    Scratched car body and other small damage may occur on your car almost daily. The reason for their occurrence can have many causes. Whether these damages are caused by an unfriendly neighbor who doesn't know how to park or just a bounced pebble, these small cosmetic defects can cause a lot of wrinkles and worries for the car owner.

  • Carburetor

    Carburetor: How does this device work?

    A carburetor prepares the mixture for petrol engines that burn liquid fuel and air. This mixture's preparation consists of atomizing the fuel in the air stream.

  • Water-cooled engine

    Engine Cooling System: How it works, and its types

    The task of the engine cooling system is to remove the excess heat generated during the combustion process and transfer it to the individual parts of the engine and into the engine oil.