gap spark-plug

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• gap spark plug — See surface gap spark plug …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• surface gap spark plug — A type of spark plug in which the spark is fired across the insulator surface between the center electrode and the shell; there is no side electrode …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• spark plug — A device containing two electrodes across which electricity jumps to produce a spark to fire the fuel charge. The center electrode is insulated from the spark plug shell by means of a molded insulator resembling porcelain. The side electrode… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Spark plug — A spark plug (also, very rarely nowadays, in British English: a sparking plug) is an electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of some internal combustion engines and ignites compressed aerosol gasoline by means of an electric spark.… …   Wikipedia

• spark plug gap — The space between the center and side electrodes of a spark plug across which the spark must jump to ignite the air fuel mixture in the combustion chamber …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• spark plug gauge — A tool used for checking spark plug gaps; usually with metal feeler blades or calibrated wire feelers (the wire type is preferred over the blade type). It often includes an electrode adjusting tool for altering the gap between the electrodes …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• SplitFire spark plug — The SplitFire spark plug is a spark plug featuring a split ground electrode. SplitFire claims that this V electrode design allows more complete combustion by allowing the ignited flame to pass through the gap in the electrode, instead of around… …   Wikipedia

• spark plug — 1. a device designed to fit in each cylinder of a gasoline powered internal combustion engine and to produce the electric spark for igniting the mixture of gasoline and air. 2. Informal. a person who leads, inspires, or animates a group. [1900… …   Universalium

• spark plug — noun Date: 1903 1. a part that fits into the cylinder head of an internal combustion engine and carries two electrodes separated by an air gap across which the current from the ignition system discharges to form the spark for combustion 2. one… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• spark plug whiskering — See gap bridging …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• gap — [1] The distance between the center terminal (electrode) and the outer terminal (electrode) through which the spark must travel in a spark plug. Also see spark plug gap air gap. [2] The distance between the points in contact breaker points. See… …   Dictionary of automotive terms