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FUEL VAPOR LINE [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

A line from the fuel pump to the fuel tank; allows vapor that has formed in the fuel pump to return to the fuel tank.

OBS

vapor return line: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • vapour return line
  • fuel vapour recovery line

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

canalisation de retour des vapeurs : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fueling Systems (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

A device used on cars equipped with air conditioning to prevent vapor lock by sending gasoline vapors back to the fuel tank through a separate line.

OBS

vapor separator; liquid-vapor separator: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • vapour separator
  • liquid-vapour separator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

séparateur de vapeur; séparateur vapeur-liquide : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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