Chapter 7 Flashcards
1
Q
Gross weight and curb weight
A
gross is total weight
curb is weight of the vehicle when its not loaded
2
Q
what is volume
A
amount of space occupied by an object in length, width and height.
3
Q
What is cylinder displacement and what are the units to measure it
A
Volume of the cylinder between cylinder’s piston from BDC to the TDC
measured in cubic cm, L
pie x R’2 x Length x number of cyl
4
Q
what is compression ratio?
A
expresses how much air/fuel mixture will be compressed as the piston in cylinder moves from TDC TO BDC
