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N
Normally Closed, referred to switches (oil-pressure switch).
N/C:
N/O:
Normally Opened, referred to switches (Coolant temperature sensor)
P
Par.:
Paraffin.:
Pipe
cleaner:
Power
operation:
PTO:
R
Ref.:
Rpm:
S
Serial number (engine identification name plate) indicating the engine identification
s/n:
series/chassis number.
Spec.:
Specification, (engine identification name plate) indicating the engine version.
(Standard), base configuration of a component, or a group of components.
STD:
T
Tab.:
TDC:
Thermostatic
valve:
Torque:
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Paragraph.
Fatty and solid substance that may form inside the diesel.
An instrument having a metal cylindrical body with bristles that jut outwards. It is
similar to a brush and is used to clean areas that are not easily accessible manually
(e.g. oil ducts inside an engine).
Operation of the engine at high speeds.
Power Take Off - a point provided to take advantage of alternative operation
transmission.
Reference.
Rounds per minute.
Table.
Top Dead Centre; a moment in which the piston is at the end of its stroke.
A valve that adjusts the flow of coolant liquid; it is able to operate by means of
temperature variation.
Force applied to an object that rotates on an idler shaft.
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