- Odometer
Image Odometer2.jpg thumb 250px A mechanical odometer with trip meter below. An odometer or odograph ... showing odometer and trip meter. Image Jeep Odometer.jpg thumb 150px right An electronic odometer with digital ... Classical Era Possibly the first evidence for the use of an odometer can be found in the works of Pliny ... device for measuring distances, although there is no direct mentioning of such a device. An odometer ... similar to that of the Greek Antikythera mechanism . ref Sleeswyk, Andre, Vitruvius odometer , Scientific American, vol. 252, no. 4, pages 188 200 October 1981 ref The odometer of Vitruvius was based ... by counting the number of pebbles. ref Sleeswyk, Andre, Vitruvius odometer , Scientific American, vol ..., the Vitruvius odometer functioned perfectly. ref Sleeswyk, Andre, Vitruvius odometer ... odometer cart.jpg thumb right 220px A Han Dynasty stone rubbing of a horse drawn odometer cart. The odometer was also later invented in ancient China , possibly by the profuse inventor and early ... of the first odometer device in China, an achievement alongside earlier contemporaries ...&ndash 265 , there is evidence to suggest that the invention of the odometer was a gradual process ... of one Loxia Hong c. 110 BC , yet by 125 AD the mechanical odometer carriage in China was already known depicted in a mural of the Xiao Tang Shan Tomb . ref name needham volume 4 283 The odometer ... of the odometer, providing description and interestingly enough attributing it to the Western Han era ... gear . As recorded in the Song Shi of the Song Dynasty 960 1279 AD , the odometer and South Pointing ... the odometer. It involved a given distance between two cities, the small distance needed for one ... odometer The historical text of the Song Shi 1345 AD , recording the people and events of the Chinese Song Dynasty 960 1279 , also mentioned the odometer used in that period. However, unlike written ... that harkens back to its ancient form Wade Giles spelling blockquote The odometer. The mile measuring ... more details
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- Odometer fraud
Odometer fraud , also referred to as busting miles or clocking UK and Ireland is the illegal practice of rolling back Odometer odometers to make it appear that Used car vehicles have lower mileage than they actually do. Odometer fraud occurs when the seller of a vehicle falsely represents the actual ...&overrideViewName Article According to the Office of Odometer Fraud Investigation at the United ... portal site nhtsa menuitem.893c19c9fb974f825c420087dba046a0 , odometer fraud is a serious crime and important ... odometer fraud study, the NHTSA determined that 450,000 vehicles were sold each year with false odometer ... March 2011 ref . Common examples of odometer fraud include situations where someone tampers with the odometer by rolling it back, replacing the odometer and failing to provide the required notice on the vehicle, or where the odometer rolls through all the digits and starts over. Contrary to popular belief, suspending a running vehicle and running it in reverse will not reduce the odometer count. Late ... mileage very rapidly are generally thought fact date August 2007 to be more prone to odometer fraud ... odometer fraud. Due to Federal Odometer Act federal laws , states require vehicle purchasers ... about a vehicle s odometer history. The information can be accessed through each state s Department of Motor Vehicles . Other options to detect odometer fraud include contacting the vehicle s former ... Odometer Information Overview for Consumers url http www.nhtsa.dot.gov portal site nhtsa menuitem.893c19c9fb974f825c420087dba046a0 work publisher Office Of Odometer Fraud Investigation, National Highway ... title Office Of Odometer Fraud Investigation, Introduction url http www.nhtsa.dot.gov portal site ... first last authorlink coauthors title 2002 NHTSA Study The Incidence Rate of Odometer Fraud url http www.nhtsa.dot.gov cars rules regrev evaluate 809441.html work publisher Office Of Odometer Fraud Investigation ... subtitlevi partc chapter327 .html Federal Odometer Laws http www.ucan.org gasoline autos automobiles ... more details
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- Federal Odometer Act
orphan date March 2010 The Federal Odometer Act , passed in 1972, modified the United States Code to prohibit tampering with a motor vehicle s odometer and to provide safeguards to protect purchasers in the sale of motor vehicles with altered or reset odometers. ref name uscode ch327 http uscode.house.gov download pls 49C327.txt 49 USC CHAPTER 327 ODOMETERS Office of the Law Revision Counsel ref The Act provides definitions and civil and criminal penalties for odometer fraud . Interpretations The Act was intended to protect consumers buying used vehicles from odometer fraud, and is typically applied against sellers who intentionally tamper with an odometer to misrepresent the actual miles an automobile has been driven. However, in 2004 and 2006, two class action lawsuits were filed against Honda American Honda Motor Co Inc and two of its suppliers alleging that they had violated the Federal Odometer Act because the odometers in approximately 6,000,000 Honda and Acura vehicles overstated the actual mileage by 2 to 4 ref name law.com http www.law.com jsp article.jsp?id 1163194119145 Odometer Settlement May Earn Class Lawyers 9.5 Million in Fees Law.com ref even though the Act contains no provisions for odometer accuracy. Subsequently, Honda changed the tolerance of its odometers from 1 3.75 to 2.5 . ref name hondasettlement http www.odosettlementinfo.com Vaughn 20Final 20Settlement 20Agreement.pdf Settlement Agreement odosettlementinfo.com ref References references Category United States federal transportation legislation Odometer Act Category Vehicle law ... more details
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- File:Digital Odometer E.jpg
Summary I shot the picture myself of my own car. Licensing GFDL self with disclaimers migration relicense ... more details
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- Mileage
Mileage is literally a distance measured in mile s. Motor Vehicles Fuel economy in automobiles US Distance travelled as measured by an odometer UK disambig ... more details
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- File:VW Odometer.jpg
Summary LCD Digital Odometer from 1998 Volkswagen Cabrio. Author sav127 Photo Shot 5 21 2006 in Tannersville, PA Licensing GFDL self with disclaimers migration relicense ... more details
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- List of vehicle instruments
Vehicle instrument is an instrument that measures some parameters in the vehicle, often found on its control panel engineering control panel or dashboard . Types speedometer Tachometer Odometer Odometer Trip odometer Pressure measurement Oil pressure gauge Coolant Temperature gauge Battery Charging system lamp Low oil pressure lamp Airbag lamp Coolant Overheat lamp Hand brake lamp Door ajar lamp Headlamp High beam lamp Malfunction Indicator Lamp Check engine lamp Fuel gauge Low Fuel Lamp CarDesign nav Category Auto parts automotive part stub ... more details
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- Hodometer
The term Hodometer may refer to Hodometer , an older name for an Odometer , a device for measuring the distance travelled by a vehicle. Hodometer , a Surveyor s wheel , a device for measuring distance. Also called a waywiser or perambulator . disambig ... more details
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- File:Regularity Rally Equipment.jpg
Some typical equipment used for regularity rallying including the route schedule, stopwatch, calculator and a homemade odometer speedometer . Licensing GFDL self with disclaimers migration relicense to Commons ... more details
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- File:Jeep Odometer.jpg
Summary LCD Digital Odometer Blue Display from 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. Author sav127 Photo Shot 5 27 2006 in Scotrun, PA Licensing GFDL self with disclaimers migration relicense ... more details
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- File:TL Trip Computer 001.jpg
Move to Commons Summary The trip computer in a 2004 Acura TL showing from top to bottom the odometer, trip distance A, and outside temperature. Licensing PD self date December 2004 ... more details
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- File:TL Trip Computer 002.jpg
Move to Commons Summary The trip computer in a 2004 Acura TL showing from top to bottom the odometer, trip distance A, and estimated remaining life on the current oil. Licensing PD self date December 2004 ... more details
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- File:Radarsurvey.jpg
Summary Ground penetrating radar GPR survey at the Nabataeo Roman site of Wadi Ramm, Jordan. The wheel trailing behind the transmitter receiver antennas is an odometer that controls data collection. source http www.archaeophysics.com Licensing PD release Permission PermissionOTRS ticket https secure.wikimedia.org otrs index.pl?Action AgentTicketZoom&TicketID 928055 ... more details
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- File:BuickCenturyDriver.jpg
Summary This is a picture of my car. User BuickCenturyDriver BuickCenturyDriver User talk BuickCenturyDriver Honk , http tools.wikimedia.de interiot cgi bin Tool1 wannabe kate?username BuickCenturyDriver& site en.wikipedia.org odometer 12 30, 25 February 2007 UTC Licensing GFDL migration relicense ... more details
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- File:R129-Facelift-Difference3.jpg
Information Description shows the mechanical vs led odometer. Picture by Brian Clifton Source I User Kahnadex Kahnadex User talk Kahnadex talk created this work entirely by myself. Date Author User Kahnadex Kahnadex User talk Kahnadex talk other versions Licensing PD self date July 2009 ... more details
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- Navigation package
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 A Navigation package is a set of functional enhancements to assist in the operation of a vehicle, sold and priced as a unit. This package may contain one or more of the following enhancements GPS receiver to determine the location of the vehicle Enhanced odometer sensing by computer Electronic compass, usually presented on or near the central rear view mirror CD ROM drive or other computer storage of mapping information LCD display device for presentation of maps and navaigation information Speech synthesis Voice synthesizer for the acoustic presentation of turning instructions to the driver See also AutomotivePackages DEFAULTSORT Navigation Package Category Auto parts Automotive tech stub ... more details
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- CarProof
Registration Canadian Accident Claims Complete U.S. History Odometer Fraud Odometer Record Cross Canada Lien Cross Canada Registration Canadian Accident Claims Complete U.S. History Odometer Record Cross Canada Registration Canadian Accident Claims Complete U.S. History Odometer Record ref https ... more details
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- Vehicle history report
such as year, make, model, and odometer history. Vehicle history reports are typically available ... in whether a vehicle that is being considered for purchase has been in a severe accident, had its odometer ... yard DMV reported odometer problems Shows when the vehicle has been reported to having had its odometer rolled back or broken Lemon history Shows if the vehicle has a been reported as a lemon Insurance ... Shows whether or not the vehicle s airbag has been reported as deployed Mileage readings Lists the odometer ... Clear The title for this vehicle is reported to be clear, meaning it is free of any lemon, odometer ... The vehicle is reported to have a working odometer that has not been tampered with, or altered ... an odometer reading other than the true mileage for the vehicle. Odometer problems can render the actual ... from Odometer Disclosure The vehicle is reported to fall within criteria that allow it to change ownership without disclosing the odometer reading. Often vehicles that are 10 or more years old are exempt from odometer readings. Exceeds Mechanical Limits The vehicle is reported to have an odometer reading that is less than the true mileage of the vehicle because the odometer can not display the total number of true miles. These are often odometers with five digits that has rolled over. Odometer may be Altered The vehicle is reported to have an odometer reading other than the true mileage for the vehicle. Odometer problems can render the actual mileage to be unknown which affects maintenance scheduling, warranties and vehicle value. Odometer Replaced The vehicle is reported to have an odometer which is not the odometer put in the vehicle when manufactured. Odometer problems can render the actual ... at Time of Renewal The vehicle is reported to have an odometer reading recorded with the registration was renewed. Odometer Discrepancy The vehicle is reported to have an odometer reading that does not reflect the true mileage of the vehicle. Odometer problems can render the actual mileage to be unknown ... more details
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- Appleton Milo Harmon
Appleton Milo Harmon May 29, 1820 &ndash February 27, 1877 was an early member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and a leading pioneer of the emigration to Salt Lake City and the settlement of Utah Territory . Harmon was born in Conneaut Pennsylvania, the son of Jesse Pierce Harmon and Annie Barnes, he married Elmeda Stringham in 1846. He was devoted to his religion and was an industrious and multitalented builder who constructed sawmills, a cotton gin, pony express roads, furniture, wagons, and worked as blacksmith and other trades. He is often remembered for building an early version of the modern odometer , using the design of William Clayton Mormon William Clayton and Orson Pratt . This Roadometer was built in 1847 during the trek of Brigham Young s vanguard company, and it improved the efficiency of logging the daily mileage, information that was vital to subsequent travelers of the Mormon trail . Harmon kept a detailed journal of his trek west and his Missionary LDS Church mission to England that has been published. References Anderson, Maybelle Harmon. The Journals of Appleton Milo Harmon Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, 1946 External links http patriot.lib.byu.edu cdm4 item viewer.php?CISOROOT Diaries&CISOPTR 4241 Appleton Milo Harmon http earlylds.com getperson.php?personID I17222&tree Earlylds Nauvoo Research Group http inventors.about.com library inventors bl Odometer.htm History of the Odometer http www.lds.org churchhistory library pioneercompanysources 0,16272,4019 1 1,00.html Pioneer Company Sources Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Harmon, Appleton Milo ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Latter day Saint Pioneer DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1820 PLACE OF BIRTH Conneaut Pennsylvania DATE OF DEATH February 27, 1877 PLACE OF DEATH Holden, Utah DEFAULTSORT Harmon, Appleton Milo Category 1820 births Category 1877 deaths Category 19th century Mormon missionaries Category American diarists Category American inventors Category ... more details
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- Mahindra Rodeo
File Rodeo thatch.jpg thumb right Mahindra Rodeo Tachometer The Mahindra Rodeo is one of the three Scooter motorcycle scooters in the Power Scooters portfolio of Mahindra Group Mahindra . The model was launched on September 10, 2009. Mahindra Rodeo is a 125 wiktionary cubic centimeter cc Direct drive mechanism gearless Power Scooter and incorporates technological and design input from Taiwan s SYM & Italy s Engines Engineering. The Rodeo is powered by an 8 hp 125 cc engine. The company claims that the wiktionary pick up pick up would be excellent. Rodeo is supplied with Motorcycle fork Telescopic telescopic suspension . The manufacturer has also included a wiktionary tachometer tachometer and a digital console incorporating a wiktionary odometer trip meter , clock, wiktionary Odometer side stand reminder buzzer, and a wiktionary USB USB port cum mobile charger. The automaker also claims that besides being adjustable, the mirrors of Mahindra Rodeo are also un breakable. The colours offered by the company are mostly found in sedans. References cite press release publisher Mahindra date 2009 09 10 title Mahindra Two Wheelers unveils Mahindra Rodeo & Mahindra Duro Power Scooters url http www.mahindra.com Admin tmpupload Mahindra Two Wheelers unveils Mahindra Rodeo Mahindra Duro.html accessdate 2010 02 20 Citation last Chandnani first Ravi last2 Raikar first2 Sanjay date December 2009 year 2009 title Mahindra Rodeo periodical Bike India series Road Test publisher Scribd url http www.scribd.com doc 23424599 Mahindra Rodeo accessdate 2010 02 20 Category Motor scooters ... more details
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- Klick (kilometer)
About the unit of length Click disambiguation Wiktionary klick Klick is a common military term meaning kilometer . ref name About cite web url http usmilitary.about.com od theorderlyroom f faqklickdef.htm title How Far is a Klick in the Military? author Rod Powers publisher About.com archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5oxbexiFj archivedate 2010 04 13 accessdate 2010 04 13 ref Its use became popular among US soldiers during the Vietnam War during the 1960s and 1970s, although veteran s of the war recall its usage as early as the 1950s. The origin is from the sound military vehicle odometer odometers made as they turned over each kilometer. Some also believe it to be an example of relaxed pronunciation condensed pronunciation or contraction grammar contraction of the term kilometer. References reflist External links http usmilitary.about.com od theorderlyroom f faqklickdef.htm About.com s U.S. Military FAQ How far is a klick in the military? http www.randomhouse.com wotd index.pperl?date 19960719 The Mavens Word of the Day Klick Category Military slang and jargon Category Units of length mil stub standard stub de Klick Milit r es Klick ... more details
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- Citroën Zabrus
Unreferenced date December 2009 The Citro n Zabrus was a concept car of a Coup 2 2 which was designed by the Italian company Gruppo Bertone Bertone . It was based on the mechanics of the Citro n BX Citro n BX 4TC . It was presented in 1986 at the Turin Motor Show . The Citro n BX sedan itself was based on a Gruppo Bertone Bertone design. Some unique features of the car were the all LCD monitor display for odometer,gauges etc.. and a belt type steering wheel that used to rotate in either direction while mounted on the main display. Technical specification Number of cylinders 4 Fuel system Fuel injection and turbocharger Cubic capacity 2141 cc Maximum power 200 bhp 150 kW Top speed 137.5 mph 220 km h Length 169.3 in 4300 mm Width 74.0 in 1880 mm Height 53.9 in 1370 mm Wheelbase 104.3 in 2650 mm Citro n DEFAULTSORT Citroen Zabrus Category Citro n concept vehicles Zabrus Modern auto stub es Citro n Zabrus nl Citro n Zabrus no Citro n Zabrus ... more details
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- Leonty Shamshurenkov
File Tsar Kolokol with humans for perspective.JPG 140px thumb right The Tsar Bell inside the Moscow Kremlin Leonty Luk yanovich Shamshurenkov lang ru 1687 1758 was a self taught Russia n inventor of peasant origin, who designed a device for lifting the Tsar Bell onto a bell tower, constructed in 1752 the first self propelling or self running carriage may be regarded as precursor to both quadrocycle and automobile and proposed projects of an original odometer and self propelling sledge . File Shamshurenkov carriage.jpg 220px thumb left A later reconstruction of Shamshurenkov s self running carriage References http olnd.narod.ru 06 06 shamsh.htm Leonty Luk yanovich Shamshurenkov ru icon http www.1520mm.ru history start pram.phtml The carriages of Shamshurenkov and samokatka of Kulibin ru icon DEFAULTSORT Shamshurenkov, Leonty Russia bio stub Lists of Russians Category Russian inventors Category 1687 births Category 1758 deaths ... more details
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- Jemba Inertia Notes System
loaded onto a laptop. The laptop is connected to an odometer and a series of accelerometer s hence inertia inside a car. The odometer is used to calculate precise distances between instructions ... is then defined by the user of the system. To use the system, the user connects the laptop to the odometer ... more details
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- Malfunction indicator lamp
light was discontinued in the mid 1980s, to prevent confusion with the MIL. Odometer triggering Some vehicles made in the late 80s and early to mid 90s have a MIL that illuminates based on the odometer ... Dodge Imperial cars had a similar odometer triggered reminder Check EGR , which was reset after service ... more details
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