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What's the difference between an idle control valve and a stepper motor?
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The Idle Air Control (IAC) Valve is a particular type of stepper motor used in automotive engine applications. A stepper motor is basically an electrical device that controls a plunger, so that the plunger can be a precisely positioned to multiple di
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Do the American have any car safety regulations like the UK MOT test?
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You can pretty much "roll your own" around here. There are some requirements, seat belts, bumpers, wind shield, and a few others. Some states have stiffer regulations and "smog" tests" too. Some states have "safety inspections" that are required and
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Is the Delphi SA10315-11B1 XpressRC Plug and Play XM Satellite Radio for cars?
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According to the information on the Yahoo shopping website, this radio is shown on display in a home setting, but a little reading on the same site, tells you that it is compatible for a car. The radio comes with a cradle, to hold the car adapter, as
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How good a service is Onstar?
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On Star personnel ask you, when you connect, to pull your car over so they may plot your location. They give turn by turn directions but disconnect before you drive the route they give you. On Star bailed me out of many strange areas when I was total
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Why, despite the low temperatures/high altitudes, does friction not prevent ice from forming on aircraft?
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Friction does play a role, but not enough of a role to prevent icing in most cases. The exterior skin of jet airliners cruising at high altitude and speed can increase by as much as 60° F thanks to friction between the air and the aircraft. This can
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Is a Mitsubishi Lancer a good car?
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You should also consider that such a car may be expensive to insure. Check your insurance rates before buying one, for example here - carinsurance.enacre.
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Would a split rocker gasget make engine leek oil?
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Ah, yes! You'd have oil leak out of from under the valve cover and spuill all over the side of the engine. It would lead to a smelly, smokey mess if not a fire!
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What is Auto Otaku?
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I started this site almost one year ago with the purpose of sharing my passion for cars with others and to have a place to put my photography and writing. I think a lot of people wanted something besides the stuff that is commonly tied to the "import
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How do computers help to fly aircraft such as the Stealth Bomber?
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Computers have been helping airplanes fly...both inherently stable and inherently stable aircraft. For the stable ones (as far back as when autopilot emerged), simpler computers (when autopilott is engaged) help: - Maintain altitude by making numerou
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How do computers help aircraft like the "Stealth Bomber" fly?
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i saw on James May's program that the Typhoon class jets (i think) cannot fly without computers, they are used to make the controls more sensitive and the planes more manoeuvrablele :)
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