Glossary “CSTTS” Definition:
Cold Start Thermal Time Switch
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CSM
Glossary “CSM” Definition:
Central Security Module
CSOV
Glossary “CSOV” Definition:
Canister Purge Shut Off Valve
CSS
Glossary “CSS” Definition:
Coast Clutch Solenoid
CSFI
Glossary “CSFI” Definition:
Central Sequential Fuel Injection
CSFIS
Glossary “CSFIS” Definition:
Cold Start Fuel Injector Switch
cruise control
Glossary “cruise control” Definition:
Control system that allows the vehicle to maintain a preset speed, with no other driver input.
crush
Glossary “crush” Definition:
Amount of compression required to seat a rod or main bearing into its housing bore when properly torqued.
crush relief
Glossary “crush relief” Definition:
Area at the edge of a rod, or main bearing, that allows the crush to occur.
crush sleeve
Glossary “crush sleeve” Definition:
Sleeve that is used to position a pinion gear in the differential; designed to crush when torqued to specifications and to properly provide bearing pre-load.
CS
Glossary “CS” Definition:
Control Solenoid
CSE GND
Glossary “CSE GND” Definition:
Case Ground.
CRS
Glossary “CRS” Definition:
Cold-Rolled Steel.
CRT
Glossary “CRT” Definition:
Cathode-Ray Tube.
crude oil
Glossary “crude oil” Definition:
Petroleum in its natural state; as pumped from the ground before refinement.
cruise
Glossary “cruise” Definition:
Mode of engine operation in which the throttle is partially open, and load is moderate. During cruise, less that full power is produced or required.
crowned road
Glossary “crowned road” Definition:
Roadway the is higher in the center than at the outer edges.
crowd
Glossary “crowd” Definition:
An accelerator action that maintains a constant manifold-vacuum reading, requiring a progressive opening of the throttle as the vehicle speed is increased.
crown
Glossary “crown” Definition:
The top surface of a piston.
crown gear
Glossary “crown gear” Definition:
The ring gear in a differential.