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Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology
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Light and Heavy Vehicle Technology

by M.J. Nunney
March 2016
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
514 pages
33h 25m
English
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164 LIGHT AND HEAVY VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY
described earlier. For a diesel car the pump may be
driven in a similar manner to that of an electrical
ignition distributor. A designer will always seek to
minimize backlash in the pump drive, since otherwise
the fluctuations in drive torque imposed by the pumping
process can produce troublesome torsional oscillations.
The final connection to the pump drive shaft is made
through a splined or a keyed shaft, according to the
engine manufacturer's requirements.
Advantages and disadvantages
As compared with the in-line fuel injection pump, these
may be generally summarized as follows.
Advantages
1 It has
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ISBN: 9781483105062