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  2. Engine balance - Wikipedia

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    Engine balance refers to how the inertial forces produced by moving parts in an internal combustion engine or steam engine are neutralised with counterweights and balance shafts, to prevent unpleasant and potentially damaging vibration. The strongest inertial forces occur at crankshaft speed (first-order forces) and balance is mandatory, while ...

  3. Chart of accounts - Wikipedia

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    The accounts are typically arranged in the order of the customary appearance of accounts in the financial statements: balance sheet accounts followed by profit and loss accounts. The charts of accounts can be picked from a standard chart of accounts, like the BAS in Sweden. In some countries, charts of accounts are defined by the accountant ...

  4. Automotive acronyms and abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    LDT2: an LEV II light-duty truck with a loaded vehicle weight of 3751 pounds to a gross vehicle weight of 8500 pounds; LED: Light Emitting Diode; LEV: Low-emission vehicle; LPG: Liquified petroleum gas; LVW: Loaded vehicle weight; MAC: Mobile air conditioning; MDPV: Medium-duty passenger vehicle; MDV: Medium-duty vehicle; mg/mi: Milligrams per mile

  5. List of U.S. states by standard octane ratings - Wikipedia

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    All states require gas pumps to be labeled with the correct octane level and nearly all states do regular testing to make sure gas stations are in compliance. A minimum 82 octane fuel is recommended for most vehicles produced since 1984. Older cars with carburetors could operate with lower octane fuel at higher elevations. Regardless of ...

  6. Gasoline - Wikipedia

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    Gasoline (North American English) or petrol (Commonwealth English) is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines. When formulated as a fuel for engines, gasoline is chemically composed of organic compounds derived from the ...

  7. California strikes deal with engine makers to reach zero ...

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    California and some of the nation’s leading truck manufacturers have struck a deal that would make it easier for companies to meet the state’s ambitious goal of 100% zero-emissions vehicle ...

  8. Petrol engine - Wikipedia

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    A circa-1970 AMC 232 automotive engine. A petrol engine (gasoline engine in American and Canadian English) is an internal combustion engine designed to run on petrol (gasoline). Petrol engines can often be adapted to also run on fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas and ethanol blends (such as E10 and E85).

  9. California oil refineries must stockpile gasoline to avoid ...

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    Today a gallon of gasoline in California today costs $4.61 on average, just over 10 cents lower than the last month and more than 50 cents lower than last year, according to the latest prices from ...