The-Automover Glossary
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C-pillar:
The roof holds between a car's rearmost side window and its rear window. On a vehicle with four side pillars, then the rearmost roof support may be known a D-pillar.
Carburetor:
A device through that air and fuel are atomized and drawn into the engine. It meters the good proportions of fuel and air to form a combustible combination and varies the ratio according to the engine operation.
Choke:
A temporary limit in a carburetor throat that reduces the flow of air and also enriches the fuel-air mixture to aid in starting the engine.
Clutch:
A mechanism that uses plates covered with a high-friction material to transfer control from the engine to the drive train. Used when changing gear ratios throughout acceleration Clutches are also used to isolate rotating and also non-rotating components.
Cylinder:
The hollow tubular cavity in the cylinder block in which the piston travels and in which burning takes place. Typically complete of cast iron and formed as a part of the block.