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What parts make up a car engine ?

Engines are basically like the heart of our vehicles. They are the power units that are responsible for the spinning of our wheels. Engines have been referred to by most people like machines that are capable of converting one form of energy into mechanical energy. These car engines are built or designed around a set of cooking pots that are referred to as "cylinders." These cylinders on their own are sealed shut and made of super-strong metal. Although they are sealed shut, they happen to open and close at one end.

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How does a diesel engine work?

Basically, what powers the diesel motor is a compression ignition engine which was invented over 100 years ago by a man called Rudolf Diesel. A lot of people who know about the diesel engine can only remember their appearance around the 1970's which was the period when diesel engines began to be used in consumer cars. Back then, virtually every car manufacturer did their best to provide a passenger car that was powered by a diesel engine with the advent of the gas crunch. However, diesel motors go way back in time than the 1970's. Rudolf Diesel is credited with inventing the diesel engine, and it is not just a recent discovery. Diesel was able to secure a patent for his diesel engine in 1892.

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How a car works, from A to Z - a full explanation on exactly what occurs when you turn the ignition and put your foot on the gas.

So how does a vehicles wheels turn ? exactly what happens to cause so much power ? To the every day person we sit in our car, turn our key and away we go, but for those of us who feel the urge to find out exactly how and why this happens ... here it is explained in full..... how a car works, from A to Z.