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culbuterie

English translation: rocker arm assembly, gear


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French term or phrase:culbuterie
English translation:rocker arm assembly, gear
Entered by: silviantonia
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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
French term or phrase: culbuterie
Deux arbres à cames sont placés très haut sur chaque Vé de façon à diminuer l'inertie de la culbuterie et permettre des vitesses élevées.

Tumbler or some such thing?
silviantonia
United States
Local time: 00:02
rocker arms
Explanation:
They are talking about the set of rocker arms.

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Note added at 28 mins (2009-11-04 04:29:59 GMT)
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la culbuterie est l'ensemble du système de culbuteurs.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-11-04 11:13:56 GMT)
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I can also suggest "Valve train components"
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jmleger
United States
Local time: 01:02
Grading comment
Thank you again!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2rocker arms
jmleger
3Rocker gear/tripper device
desertfox


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Rocker gear/tripper device


Explanation:
Rocker arms is, of course, correct.

desertfox
Israel
Local time: 09:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 41
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you as well.

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
rocker arms


Explanation:
They are talking about the set of rocker arms.

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Note added at 28 mins (2009-11-04 04:29:59 GMT)
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la culbuterie est l'ensemble du système de culbuteurs.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2009-11-04 11:13:56 GMT)
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I can also suggest "Valve train components"

jmleger
United States
Local time: 01:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thank you again!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Isn't that culbuteurs? I could not find the word anywhere...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bashiqa
4 hrs

agree  Mark Bossanyi: or rocker arm assembly
12 hrs
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