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Automotive Technical Theory Forum

Professional automotive forum for discussion of the theory of operation for any automotive system or component. Discussions include electrical and electronic theory, engine propulsion theory, fuel system theory, ignition systems theory, and much more. This forum is for experienced automotive repair professionals only, membership required.

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Catalytic ignition engine
03/09/2024 in the Technical Theory Forum
So yesterday, I learned what a glow plug r/c car nitro engine really is, and how it's different from a similarly sized diesel or gas/oil mix spark ignition engine. It never made sense to me that a glow plug would be running the entire time the engine is r...
Variable fuel pump control
01/08/2024 in the Technical Theory Forum
[Driveability: 15 Lexus NX200t 2.0L] We are trying to understand how this system works and Lexus is not very forthcoming. Playing with fuel supply pump. No start situation. Vehicle is not damaged, no history. If we supply power to light blue it starts an...
Boost while running, or not?
12/26/2023 in the Technical Theory Forum
I just watched a familiar face in a you-tube short give some boosting advice. Don't leave the good car running, he says. "...it's alternator is spinning, and when you jump start it to the other car, when that car starts, that alternator will start spinnin...

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