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The fuel tank filler pipe has a seal, either mechanical or liquid, to stop vapors from escaping the filler tube. A mechanical seal is usually an annular elastomeric material through which the nozzle must pass during refueling, preventing vapors from escaping alongside the nozzle.
Vapor lock is a problem caused by liquid fuel changing state to vapor while still in the fuel delivery system of gasoline-fueled internal combustion engines.This disrupts the operation of the fuel pump, causing loss of feed pressure to the carburetor or fuel injection system, resulting in transient loss of power or complete stalling.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a safety investigation into an estimated 3 million older model Jeep Grand Cherokees Tuesday on concerns that their fuel tanks may ...
A cascade filling system is a high-pressure gas cylinder storage system that is used for the refilling of smaller compressed gas cylinders. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In some applications, each of the large cylinders is filled by a compressor , otherwise they may be filled remotely and replaced when the pressure is too low for effective transfer.
1988: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) requires that all new vehicles sold in California from 1988 onward have some basic OBD capability (such as detecting problems with fuel metering and Exhaust gas recirculation.) [7] [8] These requirements are generally referred to as "OBD-I", though this name is a retronym applied after the ...
The jeep problem, [1] desert crossing problem [2] or exploration problem [3] is a mathematics problem in which a jeep must maximize the distance it can travel into a desert with a given quantity of fuel. The jeep can only carry a fixed and limited amount of fuel, but it can leave fuel and collect fuel at fuel dumps anywhere in the desert.
A number of car models won't ring in the new year.. The Ford Edge, Toyota Venza and Mini Clubman are just some of the vehicles that won't make it past model year 2024 in U.S. markets.
Stocks pulled back Friday morning as bond yields reached higher. Mixed initial jobless claims data sent the 10-year Treasury yield to a seven-month high on Thursday.