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  2. Tell-tale (automotive) - Wikipedia

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    A group of tell-tales showing lights for "brake fluid", "stop lamp" and "check engine" Graphical tell-talesA tell-tale, sometimes called an idiot light [1] or warning light, is an indicator of malfunction or operation of a system, indicated by a binary (on/off) illuminated light, symbol or text legend.

  3. List of automobiles known for negative reception - Wikipedia

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    The Conversation named it "our [Australia's] worst car failure", [68] RACV and Drive.com.au named it among the worst Australian cars of all time, [69] [70] and Wheels and CarsGuide named it among the worst cars ever made. [71] [72] The Sydney Morning Herald said: "Mention really bad Australian cars and the name that usually springs to mind is ...

  4. Low-speed pre-ignition - Wikipedia

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    Low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI), also known as stochastic pre-ignition (SPI), [1] is a pre-ignition event that occurs in gasoline vehicle engines when there is a premature ignition of the main fuel charge. [2] LSPI is most common in certain turbocharged direct-injection vehicles operating in low-speed and high-load driving conditions. [3]

  5. Distributor - Wikipedia

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    Older distributor designs used a cam on the distributor shaft that operates the contact breaker (also called points). Opening the points causes a high induction voltage in the ignition coil. [ 1 ] This design was superseded by an electronically controlled ignition coil with a sensor (usually Hall effect or optical) to control the timing of the ...

  6. General Motors ignition switch recalls - Wikipedia

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    In a collision in which two young women in a Chevrolet Cobalt were killed when the ignition switch shut off the engine, GM only counted the death of the woman in the front seat, because the death of the woman in the back seat was not caused by the failure of the airbag to deploy. [16] Most of the victims were under age 25. [17]

  7. Head gasket - Wikipedia

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    Engine knocking (detonation) can be caused by poor quality fuel, an engine fault or if inappropriate fuel and/or ignition settings are trialled/chosen while engine tuning is taking place. If the detonation is severe, the cylinder pressure can increase to eight times above normal pressures, [ citation needed ] which can cause the cylinder head ...

  8. Fault detection and isolation - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, the low speed of the training phase is a limitation of SVMs when it comes to its usage in fault detection and diagnosis cases. [20] Time domain waveform (top) and CWTS (bottom) of a normal signal. Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are among the most mature and widely used mathematical classification algorithms in fault detection and ...

  9. Medical diagnosis - Wikipedia

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    Radiography is an important tool in diagnosis of certain disorders. Medical diagnosis (abbreviated Dx, [1] D x, or D s) is the process of determining which disease or condition explains a person's symptoms and signs. It is most often referred to as a diagnosis with the medical context being implicit.