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THROTTLE PLATE [3 records]

Record 1 1999-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

At about 3200 rpm, a secondary throttle plate in the remaining secondary intake runner, normally closed to block air flow, opens via a command from the EEC-IV engine management system to an actuator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
OBS

Il s'agit de plus en plus souvent d'un système de gestion intégrée (allumage, injection, transmission).

OBS

Les renseignements provenant de la source NUT-3 (Véhicules automobiles, lexique anglais-français) sont reproduits avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations-Unies à Genève.

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-07-11

English

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

Ported vacuum comes from a small orifice located above the throttle plate in the carburator. As the throttle plate is opened, more vacuum reaches whatever is connected to the ported vacuum-in this case the distributor vacuum advance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alimentation (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Taps and Plumbing Accessories
OBS

FIST Valve butterfly 3 in IPS C/W(...) throttle plate(42-08-962).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Robinetterie et accessoires
OBS

AFNOR E 29-307, 9.

Spanish

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