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Swedish translation: sidventilmotorer; sidventilare


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English term or phrase:flatheads
Swedish translation:sidventilmotorer; sidventilare
Entered by: lisafran
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19:14 Aug 17, 2008
English to Swedish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
English term or phrase: flatheads
The original purpose was to cure the overheating of flatheads used in trucks, but the new head also enabled the Ford V8 to produce more than 300 hp.
lisafran
Local time: 11:22
sidventilmotorer; sidventilare
Explanation:
:o)
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 12:22
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Tack för hjälpen
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1sidventilmotorer; sidventilare
Sven Petersson
3 +1plant topplockReino Havbrandt


  

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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sidventilmotorer; sidventilare


Explanation:
:o)


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam-in-block
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 12:22
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 319
Grading comment
Tack för hjälpen

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxUSER0059: Fast heter det inte "sidventilsmotor", med ett extra s?
2 hrs
  -> Vet ej.
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
flathead
plant topplock


Explanation:
Osäkert om flatheads i texten syftar på hela motorn (flathead = sidventilmotor) eller på det plana topplocket


    Reference: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/hemi1.htm
    Reference: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvomotorer
Reino Havbrandt
Sweden
Local time: 12:22
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Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 377

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mårten Sandberg: "...the new head..." måste rimlig syfta på topplocket snarare än hela motorn, vilket stödjer detta alt.
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