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  2. Glow plug - Wikipedia

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    In a diesel engine, a glow plug (also spelled glowplug) is a heating device used to aid starting of the engine in cold weather. This device is a pencil-shaped piece of metal with an electric heating element at the tip. A glowplug system consists of either a single glowplug in the inlet manifold, or one glowplug per cylinder. In older systems ...

  3. Block heater - Wikipedia

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    The most common type of block heater is an electric heating element in the engine block, which is connected through a power cord often routed through the vehicle's grille. Some block heaters are designed to replace one of the engine's core plugs and therefore heat the engine via the coolant.

  4. Flame-start system - Wikipedia

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    The flame-start system is a cold start aid for starting diesel engines at low ambient temperatures. It reduces the white smoke emission after the engine is started. In addition, it reduces the strain on the starter motor and batteries by shortening the start-up time. [1]

  5. Air-start system - Wikipedia

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    An electric starter with sufficient power to turn a large diesel engine would itself be so large as to be impractical so there is a need for an alternative system. An air start system has three main components along with various safety components, namely the air start injector, the distributor and the air receivers.

  6. Hercules Engine Company - Wikipedia

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    Hercules expanded greatly in the interwar period, developing gas and diesel engines, serving the needs for truck, tractor and a plethora of equipment operators. During World War II the company produced about 750,000 gasoline and diesel engines for Allied military vehicles, ships, and various equipment. [ 3 ]

  7. Buda Engine Co. - Wikipedia

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    Old Buda 8-cylinder Diesel engine. Buda-Lanova engines were also used by the Whitcomb Locomotive Works of Rochelle IL. Two Buda-Lanova model DCS 1879 6 cylinder supercharged Diesel engines (6.75 bore x 8.75 stroke, 325 hp @ 1,200 rpm) were installed in both 65-DE-14a and 65-DE-19a Diesel electric centercab locomotives that were purchased by the Army and shipped over to Africa and Europe during ...

  8. Diesel–electric powertrain - Wikipedia

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    A dieselelectric transmission, or dieselelectric powertrain, is a transmission system powered by diesel engines for vehicles in road, rail, and marine transport. Dieselelectric transmission is similar to petrol–electric transmission, which is powered by petrol engines. Dieselelectric transmission is used on railways by diesel ...

  9. Marine propulsion - Wikipedia

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    4-Stroke Marine Diesel Engine System. Most modern larger merchant ships use either slow speed, two stroke, crosshead engines, or medium speed, four stroke, trunk engines. Some smaller vessels may use high speed diesel engines. The size of the different types of engines is an important factor in selecting what will be installed in a new ship.

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